Garo spineless eel (Garo khajuriai)

Scientific name: Garo khajuriai Talwar, Yazdani & Kundu, 1977

The Garo spineless eel (Garo khajuriai) is a freshwater fish of the family Chaudhuriidae. Native range: Asia, Garo Hills in Meghalaya and Kaziranga Wildlife Sanctuary in Assam, India.

Biology

Dorsal soft rays (total): 40-44; Anal soft rays: 37 - 38; Vertebrae: 65. Unpaired fins continuous.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Garo khajuriai
Family
Chaudhuriidae (Spineless eels)
Order
Synbranchiformes (Spiny eels)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
6.8
Environment
Freshwater; demersal
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Asia: Garo Hills in Meghalaya and Kaziranga Wildlife Sanctuary in Assam, India.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Near Threatened (NT)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: of no interest

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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