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Synbranchidae (Swamp-eels)
Etymology: Monopterus: Greek, monos = one, unique + Greek, pteron = fin (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Richard Arthur Hodgart (d: 1883) was employed by the Indian Museum, Calcutta, as a Zoological Collector and during the Abor Campaign (1911–1912) was attached to the army as an assistant geologist and anthropologist. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
বাস্তুসংস্থান
; স্বাদু পানি তলদেশ বিহারী. Tropical
Asia: Abor Hills, Assam in India.
আকৃতি / ওজন / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 22.0 cm TL পুরুষ/ লিঙ্গ অনিধর্ারিত ; (Ref. 41236)
Short description
সনাক্তকারী নির্দেশক | বহিঃ অঙ্গ সংস্থান | মরফোমেট্রিক্স
Extremely elongate, relatively short and stubby body, with depth 24-26 times in total length; head conspicuous from rest of body, its length 14-15 times in total length; occipital crest elevated and prominent (Ref. 4832).
Obligate air-breathing (Ref. 126274); Found in shallow hill streams, buried in mud (Ref. 4832). The male guards and builds nest or burrow (Ref. 205).
Life cycle and mating behavior
পরিপক্কতা | প্রজনন | ডিম ছাড়া | ডিমসমূহ | ডিম্বধারন ক্ষমতা | শুককীট
The male guards and builds nest or burrow (Ref. 205).
Menon, A.G.K., 1999. Check list - fresh water fishes of India. Rec. Zool. Surv. India, Misc. Publ., Occas. Pap. No. 175, 366 p. (Ref. 41236)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00085 (0.00039 - 0.00184), b=3.09 (2.90 - 3.28), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
ট্রফিক পর্যায়ে (Ref.
69278): 3.2 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
স্থিতিস্থাপক (Ref.
120179): উচ্চ, সর্বনিম্ন প্রজন দ্বিগুনের সময় ১৫ মাস (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (12 of 100).