Rita chrysea
| Rita chrysea | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Bagridae |
| Genus: | Rita |
| Species: | R. chrysea
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| Binomial name | |
| Rita chrysea F. Day, 1877
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Rita chrysea, or the Mahanadi rita, is a species of bagrid catfish endemic to India where it inhabits the Mahanadi River system in Orissa and Madhya Pradesh. It is found in rivers and large streams. Spawning occurs during the monsoon months. It grows to a length of 19.5 cm and is commercially fished for human consumption.
References[]
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2011). "Rita chrysea" in FishBase. December 2011 version.
Categories:
- Bagridae
- Catfish of Asia
- Endemic fauna of India
- Freshwater fish of India
- Taxa named by Francis Day
- Fish described in 1877
- Bagridae stubs