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Rakthamichthys

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Jayasimhan Praveenraj, Tejas Thackeray, Anil Mohapatra, Annam Pavan-Kumar (30 September 2021). "Rakthamichthys mumba, a new species of Hypogean eel (Teleostei: Synbranchidae) from Mumbai, Maharashtra, India".
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Gopi, K.C. (2002). A new synbranchid fish, Monopterus digressus from Kersla, Peninsular India. Rec. zool. Surv. India 100(1-2) : 137-143.
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in nature. All species display adaptations to this lifestyle, including a bright red coloration and highly reduced eyes.
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until a 2020 study found significant genetic and osteological differences between them and the rest of
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skeleton. This led to the species being classified in a new genus
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All four species were formerly classified in the genus
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Index

Scientific classification
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Eukaryota
Animalia
Chordata
Actinopterygii
Synbranchiformes
Synbranchidae
Synbranchinae
Rakthamichthys
Britz
Dahanukar
Standing
Philip
Kumar
Raghavan
Type species
Monopterus roseni
R. M. Bailey
Gans
genus
swamp eels
endemic
India
Western Ghats
Northeast India
fossorial
troglobitic
Monopterus
gill arch

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