Garo khajuriai (Talwar, Yazdani & Kundu, 1977)
Garo spineless eel

Family:  Chaudhuriidae (Spineless eels)
Max. size:  6.8 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  demersal; freshwater
Distribution:  Asia: Garo Hills in Meghalaya and Kaziranga Wildlife Sanctuary in Assam, India.
Diagnosis:  Dorsal soft rays (total): 40-44; Anal soft rays: 37-38; Vertebrae: 65-65. Unpaired fins continuous (Ref. 37790).
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Near Threatened (NT); Date assessed: 01 March 2007 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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