Family : Chaudhuriidae (Spineless eels)
Order : Synbranchiformes  (spiny eels)
Class : Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Fishbase Name : Burmese spineless eel
Fish Name : Chaudhuria caudata
Max size : 6.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 4833)
Environment : benthopelagic
Climate : tropical
Global Importance : fisheries: of no interest
Resilience: Distribution: Distribution : Asia: Myanmar to Cambodia.
Diagnosis : Dorsal soft rays (total): 39-40; Anal soft rays: 42-43; Vertebrae: 72-72. Caudal fin not fused with dorsal and anal fins (Ref. 43281).
Biology : Found in lowland wetlands in dense vegetation (Ref. 57235). Occur on the bottom of shallow standing waters. Most common on grassy floodplains, often in water only a few centimeters deep (Ref. 12693). Possibly consists of multiple species (Ref. 57235)
Threatened : Dangerous:  
Dangerous : harmless
Coordinator :
Main Ref : Talwar, P.K. and A.G. Jhingran. 1991. (Ref. 4833)

India country information
Common Names : [ No common name ]
Status : questionable
Salinity : freshwater
Uses : no uses