Rakthamichthys is a genus of swamp eels that are endemic to India. Three species are known from the Western Ghats and one is known from Northeast India.
Rakthamichthys
Scientific classificatione
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Actinopterygii
Order:
Synbranchiformes
Family:
Synbranchidae
Subfamily:
Synbranchinae
Genus:
Rakthamichthys
Britz, Dahanukar, Standing, Philip, Kumar & Raghavan, 2020
Type species
Monopterus roseni
R. M. Bailey & Gans, 1998
Species
See text
All species live underground, with one species (R. rongsaw) having a fossorial lifestyle and three species (R. digressus, R. roseni, and R. indicus) being troglobitic in nature. All species display adaptations to this lifestyle, including a bright red coloration and highly reduced eyes.[1] is a genus of swamp eels that are endemic to India. Three species are known from the Western Ghats and one is known from Northeast India.
Rakthamichthys
Scientific classificatione
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Actinopterygii
Order:
Synbranchiformes
Family:
Synbranchidae
Subfamily:
Synbranchinae
Genus:
Rakthamichthys
Britz, Dahanukar, Standing, Philip, Kumar & Raghavan, 2020
Type species
Monopterus roseni
R. M. Bailey & Gans, 1998
Species
See text
All species live underground, with one species (R. rongsaw) having a fossorial lifestyle and three species (R. digressus, R. roseni, and R. indicus) being troglobitic in nature. All species display adaptations to this lifestyle, including a bright red coloration and highly reduced eyes.
