''Pillaia'' is a small
genus
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of
spineless eels 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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