Biology:Typhlosynbranchus
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Short description: Genus of fish
| Typhlosynbranchus | |
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| Liberian swamp eel (T. boueti) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Synbranchiformes |
| Family: | Synbranchidae |
| Subfamily: | Synbranchinae |
| Genus: | Typhlosynbranchus Pellegrin, 1922 |
| Type species | |
| Typhlosynbranchus boueti Pellegrin, 1922
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T. boueti | |
Typhlosynbranchus is a genus of swamp eels that are native to West and Central Africa. It contains two species that were formerly classified in the primarily Asian genus Monopterus.[1][2][3]
Taxonomy
The genus was originally formed by Jacques Pellegrin in 1922 for the Liberian swamp eel, but later studies synonymized it with Monopterus. However, a 2020 study found significant divergence between the two taxa and revived the genus for M. boueti and the recently described M. luticolus.[1]
Species
One of the two species, T. boueti, is primarily found in aquatic environments, while the other (T. luticolus) has a fossorial lifestyle in inundated soil.
- Typhlosynbranchus boueti (Pellegrin, 1922) (Liberian swamp eel)
- Typhlosynbranchus luticolus Britz, Doherty-Bone, Kouete, D. Sykes & Gower, 2016 [4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Osteology of 'Monopterus' roseni with the description of Rakthamichthys, new genus, and comments on the generic assignment of the Amphipnous Group species (Teleostei: Synbranchiformes)" (in de-DE). https://pfeil-verlag.de/publikationen/osteology-of-monopterus-roseni-with-the-description-of-rakthamichthys-new-genus-and-comments-on-the-generic-assignment-of-the-amphipnous-group-species/.
- ↑ "ITIS Standard Report Page: Typhlosynbranchus". https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=650035#null.
- ↑ "Mindat.org". https://www.mindat.org/taxon-2351973.html.
- ↑ Britz, R., Doherty-Bone, T.M., Kouete, M.T., Sykes, D. & Gower, D.J. (2016): Monopterus luticolus, a new species of swamp eel from Cameroon (Teleostei: Synbranchidae). Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 27 (4): 309-323.
Wikidata ☰ Q105453325 entry
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