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Species in the genus Monopterus: [ 16 ] records

alba, Muraena Zuiew [B.] 1793:299, Pl. 7 (fig. 2) [Nova Acta Academiae Scientiarum Imperialis Petropolitanae v. 7 (for 1789); ref. 17717] No locality stated [? Suriname]. Syntypes: ZIL uncat. (Dahlberg Collection, whereabouts unknown). Originally from Suriname, not Asia of authors (per comm. Tyson R. Roberts, Oct. 20, 2014). See remarks on synonymy with Synbranchus marmoratus Bloch 1795 in Britz et al. 2021:399 [ref. 38205]; ICZN decision needed to protect current usage of the name Monopterus albus (Zuiew 1793) •Valid as Fluta alba (Zuiew 1793) -- (Okada 1961:718 [ref. 6363]). •Valid as Monopterus albus (Zuiew 1793) -- (Berg 1949:1008 [ref. 20662], Rosen & Greenwood 1976:57 [ref. 7094], Matsuura in Masuda et al. 1984:366 [ref. 6441], Wang 1984:89 [ref. 22951], Liang in Kuang et al. 1986:213 [ref. 26639], Paxton et al. 1989:436 [ref. 12442], Roberts 1989:183 [ref. 6439], Kawanabe & Mizuno 1989:676 [ref. 25598], Zheng 1989:302 [ref. 21202], Lim et al. 1990:49 [ref. 16753], Yang 1991:200 [ref. 13585], Talwar & Jhingran 1991:778 [ref. 20764], Liu in Pan et al. 1991:357 [ref. 23876], Roberts 1993:45 [ref. 21799], Kottelat et al. 1993:101 [ref. 23448], Zhuo in Ding 1994:500 [ref. 21531], Yang & Chen 1995:109 [ref. 23555], Kottelat & Lim 1996:245 [ref. 23210], Zhu 1995:168 [ref. 25213], Rainboth 1996:177 [ref. 22772], Cheng & Zhou 1997:246 [ref. 26385], Kim 1997:396 [ref. 24032], Vu & Nguyen 1997:27 [ref. 26438], Bailey & Gans 1998:6 [ref. 23296], Kottelat 1998:108 [ref. 23436], Yang in Chen 1998:320 [ref. 23556], Menon 1999:279 [ref. 24904], Ng & Tan 1999:363 [ref. 24159], Fuller et al. 1999:337 [ref. 25838], Nakabo 2000:511 [ref. 25086], Freyhof et al. 2000:96 [ref. 25184], Karmakar 2000:34 [ref. 25662], Matsuura et al. 2000:201 [ref. 26000], Tang et al. 2001:15 [ref. 25373], Kottelat 2001:58 [ref. 25482], Doi et al. 2001:16 [ref. 25691], Sakai et al. 2001:92 [ref. 25693], Kottelat 2001:146 [ref. 25780], Kim & Park 2002:318 [ref. 25913], Allen et al. 2002:173 [ref. 25930], Nakabo 2002:511 [ref. 26001], Choi et al. 2003:237, 557 [ref. 26218], Gopi 2002:139 [ref. 27553], Tan & Lim 2004:110 [ref. 27716], Nelson et al. 2004:113 [ref. 27807], Grinang & Lim 2004:291 [ref. 28551], Kottelat & Widjanarti 2005:164 [ref. 28284], Mundy 2005:323 [ref. 28379], Hoese & Gates 2006:860 [ref. 28997], Scharpf 2007:36 [ref. 30398], Page & Burr 2011:466 [ref. 31215], Page et al. 2013:115 [ref. 32708], Miesen et al. 2016:88 [ref. 34492], Zhang et al. 2016:192 [ref. 34477], Zhang et al. 2019:518 [ref. 36699], Britz et al. 2020:14 [ref. 38035], Fu et al. 2021:9572 [ref. 39347], Guo 2021:847 [ref. 38618], Taki et al. 2021:345 [ref. 39830], Hasan et al. 2022:6035 [ref. 39888], Jamandre 2023:175 [ref. 40455]). Current status: Valid as Monopterus albus (Zuiew 1793). Synbranchidae. Distribution: East Asia. Introduced elsewhere. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

bicolor, Monopterus Nguyen [H. D.] & Nguyen [V. H.] in Nguyen 2005:629, Fig. 1 [Freshwater fishes of Vietnam v. 3; ref. 29809] Dien Khanh (Khanh Hoa), Vietnam. Holotype: Su Pham Univ., Hanoi. Paratypes: (1). •Valid as Monopterus bicolor Nguyen & Nguyen 2005 as species inquienda -- (Kottelat 2013:308 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Valid as Monopterus bicolor Nguyen & Nguyen 2005. Synbranchidae. Distribution: Dien Khanh, Khanh Hoa, Vietnam. Habitat: freshwater.

cinereus, Pneumabranchus McClelland [J.] 1843:411, Pl. 25 (fig. 3) [Calcutta Journal of Natural History v. 4 (no. 4) (for 1844); ref. 2927] Chusan, China. No types known. •Synonym of Fluta alba (Zuiew 1793) -- (Okada 1961:718 [ref. 6363]). •Synonym of Monopterus albus (Zuiew 1793) -- (Rosen & Greenwood 1976:57 [ref. 7094] but with later source and author as Richardson). •Not treated in Zhang et al. 2016:192 [ref. 34477]. Current status: Synonym of Monopterus albus (Zuiew 1793). Synbranchidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

dienbienensis, Monopterus Nguyen [V. H.] & Nguyen [H. D.] in Nguyen 2005:631, Fig. 2 [Freshwater fishes of Vietnam v. 3; ref. 29809] Doi III, xa Thanh Luong, Dien Bien Province, Vietnam. Holotype: NCNTTS I Inst., Bac Ninh. Paratypes: (3). •Valid as Monopterus dienbienensis Nguyen & Nguyen 2005 as species inquirenda -- (Kottelat 2013:308 [reef. 32989]). Current status: Valid as Monopterus dienbienensis Nguyen & Nguyen 2005. Synbranchidae. Distribution: Dien Bien Province, Vietnam. Habitat: freshwater.

eurychasma, Symbranchus Kuhl [H.] & van Hasselt [J. C.] in Bleeker 1852:60 [Verhandelingen van het Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen. v. 25 (art. 5); ref. 339] Not available, name mentioned in synonymy of Monopterus javanensis Lacepède 1800, spelled eurijchasma. •In the synonymy of Monopterus javanensis Lacepède 1800 -- (Kottelat 2013:308 [ref. 32989]). Nomen Nudum. Current status: Synonym of Monopterus javanensis Lacepède 1800. Synbranchidae.

grammicus, Symbranchus Cantor [T. E.] 1842:486 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (New Series) v. 9 (nos 58, 59, 60); ref. 17344] Chusan Island, China. Syntypes: BMNH 1860.3.19.766 (1). •Synonym of Monopterus albus (Zuiew 1793) -- (Rosen & Greenwood 1976:57 [ref. 7094], Menon 1999:279 [ref. 24904]). •Not treated in Zhang et al. 2016:192 [ref. 34477]. Current status: Synonym of Monopterus albus (Zuiew 1793). Synbranchidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

helvolus, Monopterus Richardson [J.] 1846:316 [Report of the British Association for the Advancement of Science 15th meeting [1845]; ref. 3742] Canton, China. No types known. Appeared as Monopterus? helvolus. Based solely on illustration by Reeves (see Whitehead 1970:211, Pl. 20d [ref. 11606]). •Synonym of Monopterus albus (Zuiew 1793) -- (Rosen & Greenwood 1976:57 [ref. 7094]). •Synonym of Monopterus javanensis Lacepède 1800 -- (Kottelat 2013:308 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Monopterus javanensis Lacepède 1800. Synbranchidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

immaculata, Apterigia Basilewsky [S.] 1855:248 [Nouveaux mémoires de la Société impériale des naturalistes de Moscou v. 10; ref. 200] Northern China. No types at ZIN. •Synonym of Monopterus albus (Zuiew 1793) -- (Rosen & Greenwood 1976:57 [ref. 7094], Menon 1999:279 [ref. 24904]). •Not treated in Zhang et al. 2016:192 [ref. 34477]. Current status: Synonym of Monopterus albus (Zuiew 1793). Synbranchidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

javanensis, Monopterus Lacepède [B. G. E.] 1800:138, 139 [Histoire naturelle des poissons (Lacepède) v. 2; ref. 2709] Sunda Strait, Java, Indonesia. No types known. Spelled javanicus in Shaw 1803:39 [ref. 4014]. Apparently involves several species (Kottelat 2013:308 [ref. 32989]). •Synonym of Fluta alba (Zuiew 1793) -- (Okada 1961:718 [ref. 6363]). •Synonym of Monopterus albus (Zuiew 1793) -- (Berg 1949:1008 [ref. 20662], Rosen & Greenwood 1976:57 [ref. 7094], Roberts 1989:183 [ref. 6439], Talwar & Jhingran 1991:778 [ref. 20764], Menon 1999:279 [ref. 24904], Fuller et al. 1999:337 [ref. 25838], Hoese & Gates 2006:860 [ref. 28997]). •Valid as Monopterus javanensis Lacepède 1800 -- (Kottelat 2013:308 [ref. 32989], Kottelat 2015:47 [ref. 33971], Sulaiman et al. 2018:35 [ref. 35802], Robins et al. 2018:244 [ref. 35886], Ng et al. 2019:534 [ref. 36606], Jamaluddin et al. 2022:[7] [ref. 39245], Shangningam & Kosygin 2022:61 [ref. 39587], Jamandre 2023:175 [ref. 40455]). Current status: Valid as Monopterus javanensis Lacepède 1800. Synbranchidae. Distribution: Southeast Asia. Iintroduced elsewhere. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

laevis, Unibranchapertura Lacepède [B. G. E.] 1803:657, 658, Pl. 17 (fig. 3) [Histoire naturelle des poissons (Lacepède) v. 5; ref. 4930] No locality. •Synonym of Fluta alba (Zuiew 1793) -- (Okada 1961:718 [ref. 6363]). •Synonym of Monopterus albus (Zuiew 1793) -- (Rosen & Greenwood 1976:57 [ref. 7094], Menon 1999:279 [ref. 24904]). Current status: Synonym of Monopterus albus (Zuiew 1793). Synbranchidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

marmoratus, Monopterus Richardson [J.] (ex Temminck & Schlegel) 1846:315 [Report of the British Association for the Advancement of Science 15th meeting [1845]; ref. 3742] Chusan, China. Holotype (unique): BMNH. •Synonym of Monopterus albus (Zuiew 1793) -- (Rosen & Greenwood 1976:57 [ref. 7094], Menon 1999:279 [ref. 24904]). •Not treated in Zhang et al. 2016:192 [ref. 34477]. Current status: Synonym of Monopterus albus (Zuiew 1793). Synbranchidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

nigromaculata, Apterigia Basilewsky [S.] 1855:248, Pl. 2 (fig. 2) [Nouveaux mémoires de la Société impériale des naturalistes de Moscou v. 10; ref. 200] Northern China. No types at ZIN. •Synonym of Monopterus albus (Zuiew 1793) -- (Rosen & Greenwood 1976:57 [ref. 7094], Menon 1999:279 [ref. 24904]). •Not treated in Zhang et al. 2016:192 [ref. 34477]. Current status: Synonym of Monopterus albus (Zuiew 1793). Synbranchidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

phayriana, Ophicardia McClelland [J.] 1844:191, 204, 218, Pl. 12 (fig. 1) [Calcutta Journal of Natural History v. 5 (no. 18); ref. 2928] Sandoway on the Arracan coast. Syntypes: ?SMF 928 (1) Bengal. Spelled phyariana on p. 191, and phayriana on pp. 204 and 218; dedicated to Capt. A. P. Phayre, so phayriana regarded as correct. •Synonym of Monopterus albus (Zuiew 1793) -- (Rosen & Greenwood 1976:57 [ref. 7094], Menon 1999:279 [ref. 24904]). •Synonym of Monopterus javanensis Lacepède 1800 -- (Kottelat 2013:308 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Monopterus javanensis Lacepède 1800. Synbranchidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

robustus, Cryptophthalmus Franz [V.] 1910:15, Pl. 3 (fig. 11) [Abhandlungen der math.-phys. Klasse der K. Bayer Akademie der Wissenschaften v. 4 (Suppl.) (no. 1); ref. 1481] Yokohama, Japan. Syntypes: ZSM [old collection] (8) destroyed in WWII. Type catalog: Neumann 2006:281 [ref. 28925]. •Synonym of Fluta alba (Zuiew 1793) -- (Okada 1961:718 [ref. 6363]). •Synonym of Monopterus albus (Zuiew 1793) -- (McCosker et al. 2011:272 [ref. 31452]). Current status: Synonym of Monopterus albus (Zuiew 1793). Synbranchidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

saccogularis, Apterigia Basilewsky [S.] 1855:247, Pl. 8 (fig. 2) [Nouveaux mémoires de la Société impériale des naturalistes de Moscou v. 10; ref. 200] Northern China. No types at ZIN. •Synonym of Monopterus albus (Zuiew 1793) -- (Rosen & Greenwood 1976:57 [ref. 7094], Menon 1999:279 [ref. 24904]). •Not treated in Zhang et al. 2016:192 [ref. 34477]. Current status: Synonym of Monopterus albus (Zuiew 1793). Synbranchidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

xanthognathus, Synbranchus Richardson [J.] 1845:no p., Pl. 52 (fig. 7) [Ichthyology.--Part 2. The zoology of the voyage of H. M. S. Sulphur; ref. 20574] Canton, China. No types known. Originally Synbranchus ? xanthognathus. Available from plate. Appeared as Monopterus? vel Synbranchus? xanthognathus in Richardson 1845:118 [ref. 20275]. Based solely on illustration by Reeves (see Whitehead 1970 [ref. 11606]). •Synonym of Monopterus albus (Zuiew 1793) -- (Rosen & Greenwood 1976:57 [ref. 7094], Menon 1999:279 [ref. 24904]). •Synonym of Monopterus javanensis Lacepède 1800 -- (Kottelat 2013:308 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Monopterus javanensis Lacepède 1800. Synbranchidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.