Monopterus albus ';
General information
Monopterus albus (Zuiew, 1793)
 
 
Common nameAsian swamp eel, Rice swampeel
Synonyms
Muraena alba Zuiew, 1793
Fluta alba (Zuiew, 1793)
Monopterus alba (Zuiew, 1793)
Synbranchus grammicus Cantor, 1842
Gymnotus albus (Zuiew, 1789)
Monopterus javanensis Lacepede, 1800
Symbranchus grammicus Cantor, 1842
Ophicardia phayriana McClelland, 1844
Ophicardia phyariana McClelland, 1844
IUCN Red List status (2014)
Least Concern (LC)
Habitat
Freshwater
Systematics
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Euteleostei; Neoteleostei; Acanthomorpha; Acanthopterygii; Percomorpha; Synbranchiformes; Synbranchidae.
Geographical distribution
India; China; Japan; Indonesia; Malaysia; Philippines; Thailand; Taiwan; South Korea; Vietnam; Myanmar; Hong Kong; Laos; Cambodia; Australia; USA; Hawaii
Occurrence Native: India, China, Japan, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, Taiwan, South Korea, Vietnam, Myanmar, Hong Kong, Laos, Cambodia, Australia
Introduced: USA, Hawaii
Importance
Food/ornamental
Remarks
Nil
Karyological information
Geographical area of study Guwahati, Assam, India
Source of chromosomes
Kidney
Number of specimens with sex
7
Diploid chromosome number
24
Karyotype formula
24A
Fundamental arm number
24
Chromosome length
Not reported
Sex chromosome
Not detected
Chromosome staining/banding/FISH
Nil
Reference(s)
Rishi KK, Haobam MS (1984). Karyotypic Study on Two Freshwater Mud Eels. Proceedings of 4th All India Congress of Cytology and Genetics In: Perspectives in Cytology and genetics, (Eds. G.K. Manna and U.Sinha) Hindasia publishers, New Delhi, 4: 429-432.