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| Scientific Name | Rita bakalu Lal, Dwivedi & Singh, 2017 |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Pranhita River, Bejjur, Godavari river system, Telangana, India. |
| Pronunciation | REET ah |
| Etymology | The name Rita is derived from the local name of the fish. |
| Species Information | |
| 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. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Indian waters, Godavari, Pranhita (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Data Deficient , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2020. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding | Not reported in the aquarium. |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Hydrobiologia v. 790 (no. 1), pp [7], Figs. 2, 4a, 5. |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
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| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is no record of this fish being seen. |
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| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.247.136.6721 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 01 12:36 (species record created: 2016 Oct 29 07:04) |