Biology:Conta conta
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Erethistidae |
| Genus: | Conta |
| Species: | C. conta
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| Conta conta (F. Hamilton, 1822)
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Conta conta, the Conta catfish, is a species of South Asian river catfish. This species grows to a length of 7.8 centimetres (3.1 in) TL.
Distribution and habitat
C. conta is distributed in the Ganges and Brahmaputra drainages, India and Bangladesh.[1] C. conta is also listed to originate from Bhareli and Mahananda Rivers, northeast Bengal, Garo Hills, Meghalaya; and Bangladesh; and also Sarda River, Uttar Pradesh.[2] This species occurs in rocky streams at the bases of hills.
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). "Conta conta" in FishBase. December 2011 version.
- ↑ Thomson, Alfred W.; Page, Lawrence M. (2006). "Genera of the Asian Catfish Families Sisoridae and Erethistidae (Teleostei: Siluriformes)" (PDF). Zootaxa 1345: 1–96. http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2006f/zt01345p096.pdf.
- ↑ Ferraris, Carl J. Jr. (2007). "Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types" (PDF). Zootaxa 1418: 1–628. http://silurus.acnatsci.org/ACSI/library/biblios/2007_Ferraris_Catfish_Checklist.pdf.
Wikidata ☰ Q3762347 entry
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