Rakthamichthys mumba
Praveenraj, Thackeray, Mohapatra, and Pavan-Kumar 2021
| ORDER | SUB-ORDER | FAMILY |
|---|---|---|
| Synbranchiformes | Synbranchoidei | Synbranchidae |
Synonyms
None.
Country
IndiaTypes
Holotype: EBRC/ZSI/F12822, 265mm TL
Paratype: EBRC/ZSI/F2823, 2824, 2825 224-228mm TL; CIARI-FF-80 260mm SL
Distribution
Known only fromm the type locailty: Jogeshwari Well, S.V. Road, Mancherji Banaji industrial home for the blind, Maharashtra, Mumbai City, India.
Systematics
Rakthamichthys mumba is sister to a group containing Monopterus eapeni, R. roseni and R. digressus (Preveenraj et al. 2021).
Conservation Status
TLO [NE]
Museum Holdings
As above only.COi
Internet Resources
Key References
| Ranjit Daniels, R.J. | Journal Article | 2001 | Endemic fishes of the Western Ghats and the Satpura hypothesis |
| Thackeray, T., Jaisimhan, P., Mohapatra, A. and Pavan Kumar, A. | Report | 2021 | New species of blind freshwater eel discovered from Mumbai well |
| Thackeray, T., Jaisimhan, P., Mohapatra, A. and Pavan Kumar, A. | Report | 2021 | New species of blind freshwater eel discovered from Mumbai well by Tejas Thackeray, other researchers |
| Praveenraj, J., Thackeray, T., Mohapatra, A. and Pavan-Kumar, A. | Journal Article | 2021 | Rakthamichthys mumba, a new species of Hypogean eel (Teleostei: Synbranchidae) from Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |