Ophichthys
''Ophichthys'' is a genus of swamp eels native to South Asia. They live in Fresh water, freshwater or Subterranean fauna, 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 (all of which are classified in separate genera today) and later synonymized with ''Monopterus'' until its resurrection. Species * ''Ophichthys cuchia'' (Francis Buchanan-Hamilton, F. Hamilton, 1822) (Gangetic swamp eel or Gangetic mud-eel) * ''Ophichthys desilvai'' (Reeve Maclaren Bailey, R. M. Bailey & Carl Gans, Gans, 1998) (lesser swamp eel or Desilvai's blind eel) * ''Ophichthys fossorius'' (K. Krishnan Nay ...
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