Garo spineless eel

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Garo spineless eel

Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Synbranchiformes
Family: Chaudhuriidae
Genus: Garo
Yazdani & Talwar, 1981
Species:
G. khajuriai
Binomial name
Garo khajuriai
(Talwar, Yazdani & Kundu, 1977)[2]

The Garo spineless eel, Garo khajuriai, is a

demersal and lives in fresh water[3]

Distribution

This species is found in the Garo Hills in Meghalaya and in the Kaziranga Wildlife Sanctuary in Assam, India.[3]

References

  • Kullander, S.O., R. Britz and F. Fang. (2000). Pillaia kachinica, a new chaudhuriid fish from Myanmar, with observations on the genus Garo (Teleostei: Chaudhuriidae). Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 11(4):327-334.