Biology:Conta conta

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Conta conta
Erethistes conta Day 102.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Erethistidae
Genus: Conta
Species:
C. conta
Binomial name
Conta conta
(F. Hamilton, 1822)
Synonyms
  • Pimelodus conta Hamilton, 1822
  • Hara conta (Hamilton, 1822)
  • Hara elongata Day, 1872
  • Conta elongata (Day, 1872)
  • Erethistes elongata (Day, 1872)

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

Wikidata ☰ Q3762347 entry