Scientific Name
Pillaia indica

Common Name
Hillstream spineless eel

Biology
Dorsal soft rays : 34-36; Anal soft rays: 34 - 36; Vertebrae: 66. Unpaired fins continuous.

Classification

Classified By

Yazdani, 1972

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Spiny eels (Synbranchiformes)

Family

Spineless eels (Chaudhuriidae)

Distribution

Region

Asia

Distribution

Asia: Khasi and Garo Hills of Meghalaya, India.

Range

Unknown

Environment

Climate

Subtropical

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

Unknown m

Depth To - meters

Unknown m

Zone

demersal

Environment

Freshwater; demersal

Trophic Level

3.17 s.e. 0.51 Based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

False

Occurs in Brackish water

False

Occurs in Fresh Water

True

Occurs on Reefs

False

Is kept in Aquariums

False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

7.7 cm

Common Length

Unknown cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.7510 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Fisheries: of no interest

Vulnerability

Low vulnerability (10 of 100)

Resilience

Unknown

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Endangered (EN)(B1ab(iii))