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    Scientific NameRita bakalu    Lal, Dwivedi & Singh, 2017
    Common Name
    Type LocalityPranhita River, Bejjur, Godavari river system, Telangana, India.
    Synonym(s)
    PronunciationREET ah
    EtymologyThe name Rita is derived from the local name of the fish. 
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    IdentificationBagrid 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.

    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.
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    Distribution
    Indian waters, Godavari, Pranhita (click on these areas to find other species found there)

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    IUCN Red List Category
    Data Deficient
    , a distribution map is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2020.
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    BreedingNot reported in the aquarium.
    Breeding ReportsThere is no breeding report.
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    ReferenceHydrobiologia v. 790 (no. 1), pp [7], Figs. 2, 4a, 5.
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    Last UpdateThu Jan 01, 1970 1:00 am (Species record created: Sun Oct 01, 2023 2:00 pm)