Family : Chaudhuriidae (Spineless eels)
Order : Synbranchiformes  (spiny eels)
Class : Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Fishbase Name : Hillstream spineless eel
Fish Name : Pillaia indica
Max size : 7.7 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 37790)
Environment : demersal
Climate : subtropical
Global Importance : fisheries: of no interest
Resilience: Distribution: Distribution : Asia: Khasi and Garo Hills of Meghalaya, India.
Diagnosis : Dorsal soft rays (total): 34-36; Anal soft rays: 34-36; Vertebrae: 66-66. Unpaired fins continuous (Ref. 37790).
Biology : Occurs in areas of the stream where water is moving very slow. Spends most of its time lying at the bottom, either buried in mud or clinging to some submerged vegetation along the edges of the streams
Threatened : Dangerous:  
Dangerous : harmless
Coordinator :
Main Ref : Talwar, P.K. and A.G. Jhingran. 1991. (Ref. 4833)

India country information
Common Names : Hillstream spineless eel
Status : endemic
Salinity : freshwater
Uses : no uses