Ophichthys
Ophichthys is a genus of swamp eels native to South Asia. They live in freshwater or subterranean habitats, and some have a fossorial lifestyle.
Taxonomy
All species in this genus were formerly classified in Monopterus, but a 2020 study found them to represent a distinct monophyletic clade from Monopterus. Due to this, the genus name Ophichthys, previously coined by William Swainson, was revived to be used for them. Ophichthys was formerly a wastebasket taxon used to lump in many unrelated species of eel-like fish and later synonymized with Monopterus until its resurrection.Species
- Ophichthys cuchia
- Ophichthys desilvai
- Ophichthys fossorius
- Ophichthys hodgarti
- Ophichthys ichthyophoides
- Ophichthys indicus
- ''Ophichthys terricolus''