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Chaudhuriidae (Spineless eels)
Etymology: Pillaia: Vernacular name from Burmah; kachinica: The species epithet, kachinica, is an adjective referring to the location of the type locality in the Kachin State, Myanmar..
More on authors: Kullander, Britz & Fang.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; demersal; pH range: 6.5 - ?. Tropical; 22°C - ? (Ref. 37790)
Asia: small streams tributaries of the Ayeyarwaddy close to Myitkyina, northern Myanmar.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 6.1 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 37790)
Short description
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Dorsal soft rays (total): 43 - 44; Anal soft rays: 45 - 46; Vertebrae: 73 - 74. Single bony element representing the premaxilla and maxilla in the upper jaw; dorsal fin rays 43-44; anal fin rays 45-46; and total vertebrae 73-74
Inhabits moderate to fast flowing clear water with aquatic vegetation with mud mixed with small stones bottom.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvae
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. (Ref. 37790)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.7510 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00102 (0.00046 - 0.00225), b=3.06 (2.88 - 3.24), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.2 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).