Pillaia

Pillaia is a small genus of spineless eels native to Asia.

Pillaia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Synbranchiformes
Family: Chaudhuriidae
Genus: Pillaia
Yazdani, 1972
Type species
Pillaia indica
Yazdani, 1972[1]

Species

There are currently two recognized species in this genus:[2]

  • Pillaia indica Yazdani, 1972 (Hillstream spineless eel)
  • Pillaia kachinica S. O. Kullander, Britz & F. Fang, 2000

References

  1. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Pillaia". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Pillaia in FishBase. October 2012 version.


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