Biology:Rita kuturnee

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Rita kuturnee
Phractocephalus kuturnee Sykes.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Bagridae
Genus: Rita
Species:
R. kuturnee
Binomial name
Rita kuturnee
(Sykes, 1839)
Synonyms
  • Phractocephalus kuturnee Sykes, 1839
  • Arius hastatus Valenciennes, 1840
  • Rita hastata (Valenciennes, 1840)
  • Arius pumilus Valenciennes, 1840

Rita kuturnee is a species of bagrid catfish endemic to India where it occurs in the rivers of the Deccan Plateau up to the Krishna River system.[1][2] It is an inhabitant of large rivers.[1] It grows to a total length of 30 cm[2] and is commercially fished for human consumption.[1][2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Dahanukar, N. (2011). "Rita kuturnee". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2011: e.T172420A6888538. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T172420A6888538.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/172420/6888538. Retrieved 20 November 2021. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). "Rita kuturnee" in FishBase. December 2019 version.

Wikidata ☰ Q3757966 entry