Garo spineless eel
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The Garo spineless eel, Garo khajuriai, is a species of earthworm eel
endemic to India. It belongs to the monotypic genus
Garo. It is demersal and lives in fresh water
and in the Kaziranga Wildlife Sanctuary in Assam
, India
.
Earthworm eel
The earthworm eels are a family of small freshwater eel-like fish related to the swamp eels and spiny eels. The ten known species are literally the size and shape of earthworms, thus the family name...
endemic to India. It belongs to the monotypic genus
Monotypic
In biology, a monotypic taxon is a taxonomic group with only one biological type. The term's usage differs slightly between botany and zoology. The term monotypic has a separate use in conservation biology, monotypic habitat, regarding species habitat conversion eliminating biodiversity and...
Garo. It is demersal and lives in fresh water
Fresh Water
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Distribution
This species is found in the Garo Hills in MeghalayaMeghalaya
Meghalaya is a state in north-eastern India. The word "Meghalaya" literally means the Abode of Clouds in Sanskrit and other Indic languages. Meghalaya is a hilly strip in the eastern part of the country about 300 km long and 100 km wide, with a total area of about 8,700 sq mi . The...
and in the Kaziranga Wildlife Sanctuary in Assam
Assam
Assam , also, rarely, Assam Valley and formerly the Assam Province , is a northeastern state of India and is one of the most culturally and geographically distinct regions of the country...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
.