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Chaudhuria caudata Annandale, 1918 Burmese spineless eel |
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photo by
WWF-Canon / Vidthayanon, C. |
| Family: | Chaudhuriidae (Spineless eels) | |||
| Max. size: | 6 cm TL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | benthopelagic; freshwater | |||
| Distribution: | Asia: Myanmar to Cambodia. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal soft rays (total): 39-40; Anal soft rays: 42-43; Vertebrae: 72-72. Caudal fin not fused with dorsal and anal fins (Ref. 43281). | |||
| Biology: | Found in lowland wetlands in dense vegetation (Ref. 57235). Occur on the bottom of shallow standing waters. Most common on grassy floodplains, often in water only a few centimeters deep (Ref. 12693). Possibly consists of multiple species (Ref. 57235). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 24 February 2011 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||