Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii
Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri
Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai
Supercohors: Clupeocephala
Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha
Subcohors: Neoteleostei
Infracohors: Eurypterygia
Sectio: Ctenosquamata
Subsectio: Acanthomorphata
Divisio/Superordo: Acanthopterygii
Subdivisio: Percomorphaceae
Series: Anabantaria
Ordo: Synbranchiformes
Familia: Chaudhuriidae
Genus: Pillaia
Species: P. indica
Name
Pillaia Yazdani, 1972: 134
Type species: Pillaia indica Yazdani, 1972. Type by original designation and monotypy.
Etymology: named in honour of Dr. Raghavan Sridharan Pillai.
Synonyms
Chaudhuria Annandale 1918
References
Primary references
Yazdani, G.M. 1972. A new genus and species of fish from India. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society v. 69 (pt 1). Catalog of Fishes entry, BHL
Pillaia is a small genus of spineless eels native to Asia.
Species
There are currently two recognized species in this genus:[2]
Pillaia indica Yazdani, 1972 (Hillstream spineless eel)
Pillaia kachinica S. O. Kullander, Britz & F. Fang, 2000
References
Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Pillaia". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Pillaia". FishBase. October 2012 version.
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