Biology:Monopterus rongsaw
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Short description: Species of eel
| Monopterus rongsaw | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Synbranchiformes |
| Family: | Synbranchidae |
| Genus: | Monopterus |
| Species: | M. rongsaw
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| Binomial name | |
| Monopterus rongsaw Ralf Britz, Dan Sykes, David J. Gower, Rachunliu G Kamei 2018
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Monopterus rongsaw is a species of swamp eel discovered in the Khasi Hills in northeast India .[1] The researchers were searching for caecilians, when they uncovered the eel in soil.
Description
Only one eel has been identified to date, the specimen was approximately 400 mm (16 in) long.[2] The eel is also absent from skin pigmentation and has 92 precaudal and 69 caudal vertebra.[3] The eyes have been described as tiny.[4]
References
- ↑ "New species of blind eel that burrows through the soil discovered" (in en). http://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/news/2018/september/new-species-of-blind-eel-that-burrows-through-the-soil-discovere.html.
- ↑ "This Bizarre, Blind Swamp Eel Breathes Through Its Blood-Red Skin". Live Science. https://www.livescience.com/63679-blind-red-swamp-eel.html.
- ↑ "Monopterus rongsaw, a new species of hypogean swamp eel from the Khasi Hills in Northeast India (Teleostei: Synbranchiformes: Synbranchidae) – Pfeil Verlag" (in de-DE). https://pfeil-verlag.de/publikationen/monopterus-rongsaw-a-new-species-of-hypogean-swamp-eel-from-the-khasi-hills-in-northeast-india-teleostei-synbranchiformes-synbranchidae/.
- ↑ Pskhun (2018-09-18). "Species New to Science: [Ichthyology • 2018 Monopterus rongsaw • A New Species of Hypogean Swamp Eel (Synbranchiformes: Synbranchidae) from the Khasi Hills in Northeast India"]. http://novataxa.blogspot.com/2018/09/monopterus-rongsaw.html.
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