''Pillaia'' is a small
genus
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of
spineless eel
Chaudhuriidae, is a family of small freshwater eel-like fish related to the swamp eels and spiny eels, commonly known as the earthworm eels. The known species are literally the size and shape of earthworms, thus the family name. While one speci ...
s native to
Asia
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.
Species
There are currently two recognized
species
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in this genus:
* ''
Pillaia indica''
Yazdani, 1972 (Hillstream spineless eel)
* ''
Pillaia kachinica
''Pillaia'' is a small genus of spineless eels native to Asia.
Species
There are currently two recognized species in this genus:
* ''Pillaia indica'' Yazdani, 1972 (Hillstream spineless eel)
* ''Pillaia kachinica'' Sven O. Kullander, S. O. Kulla ...
''
S. O. Kullander, Britz & F. Fang, 2000
References
Chaudhuriidae
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