 Summary of Rita |
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| New spp. / time |  | | |  | | | | | | | | | | | | 1750 | 1770 | 1790 | 1810 | 1830 | 1850 | 1870 | 1890 | 1910 | 1930 | 1950 | 1970 | 1990 | 2010 |
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| Species | There are 7 "species" in our database. Rita kuturnee has the most images (i: 10). |
| Pronunciation | REET ah |
| Etymology | The name Rita is derived from the local name of the fish. |
| Identification | Bagrid catfishes of the genus Rita Bleeker, 1854 are found in large rivers throughout the
Indian subcontinent and Myanmar, and are capable of reaching sizes to 1500 mm TL (Talwar
and Jhingran, 1991), although mature specimens of ca. 200-300 mm SL are more commonly encountered. The genus is diagnosed by the following synapomorphies (Mo,
1991): single pair of mandibular barbels, elongated Weberian apparatus firmly sutured to
the basioccipital, and the sensory canal on the posttemporal enclosed within the bone. |
| Breeding | Not reported in the aquarium. |
| Size | Smallest 195 mm, largest 2000 mm, average 753mm, most commonly 195mm. All SL. |
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