Journal Article
Monopterus rongsaw, a new species of hypogean swamp eel from the Khasi Hills in Northeast India (Teleostei: Synbranchiformes: Synbranchidae).
Britz, R., Sykes, D., Gower, D.J. & Kamei, R.G.
Record Number:
4067
Year:
2018
Journal:
Ichthyological Explorations of Freshwaters
Pages:
315-326
Volume:
28
Abstract:
A new species of hypogean swamp eel, Monopterus rongsaw, is described from the Khasi Hills in Meghalaya,
India. It was discovered while digging rock-strewn and moist soil close to a small stream during attempts to find
caecilians. The new species differs from other synbranchids by the combination of absence of skin pigmentation,
the eyes being tiny and covered by skin, and a count of 92 precaudal and 69 caudal vertebrae.
Times Cited:
6
Relevent Species:
Rakthamichthys rongsaw (Britz, Sykes, Gower and Kamei 2018) Britz, Dahanukar, Standing, Philip, Kumar and Raghavan 2020Typhlosynbranchus boueti Pellegrin 1922Rakthamichthys digressus (Gopi 2002) Britz, Dahanukar, Standing, Philip, Kumar and Raghavan 2020Rakthamichthys roseni (Bailey and Gans 1998) Britz, Dahanukar, Standing, Philip, Kumar and Raghavan 2020Rakthamichthys indicus (Eapen 1963) Britz, Dahanukar, Standing, Philip, Kumar, and Raghavan 2020Typhlosynbranchus luticolus (Britz, Doherty-Bone, Kouete, Sykes and Gower 2016) Britz, Dahanukar, Standing, Philip, Kumar and Raghavan 2020