Species
There are currently 13 recognized species in this genus:
- Monopterus albus (Asian swamp eel)
- Monopterus bicolor
- Monopterus boueti (Liberian swamp eel)
- Monopterus cuchia (Cuchia)
- Monopterus desilvai
- Monopterus dienbienensis
- Monopterus digressus
- Monopterus eapeni
- Monopterus fossorius (Malabar swamp eel)
- Monopterus hodgarti (Indian spaghetti eel)
- Monopterus ichthyophoides
- Monopterus indicus (Bombay swamp eel)
- Monopterus roseni
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