Chandramara chandramara
| Chandramara chandramara | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Bagridae |
| Genus: | Chandramara , 1972 |
| Species: | C. chandramara
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| Binomial name | |
| Chandramara chandramara (F. Hamilton, 1822)
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Chandramara chandramara is a species of catfish in the family Bagridae. It is native to Bangladesh and India. This species reaches about 5 centimetres (2 in) SL and inhabits beels, ditches, streams, and canals. It is the only species in the monotypic genus Chandramara.[1]
This fish has a semi-transparent body which may or may not have speckles. This fish is a schooling species.[2]
References[]
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2011). "Chandramara chandramara" in FishBase. December 2011 version.
- ^ Linder, R. Shane (March 2000). "The Catfishes of Asia Family Bagridae part one" (PDF). Cat Chat. 1 (1). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-08-20.
Categories:
- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Bagridae
- Catfish of Asia
- Freshwater fish of India
- Fish of Bangladesh
- Monotypic fish genera
- Fish described in 1922
- Taxa named by Francis Buchanan-Hamilton
- Fish described in 1822
- Bagridae stubs