Rita chrysea: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Siluriformes
- Family
- Bagridae
- Genus
- Rita
- Species
- Rita chrysea
- Scientific Name
- Rita chrysea
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Rita chrysea
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 (7.7 in) and is commercially fished for human consumption.
...Rita chrysea in languages:
- Czech
- rita zlatavá
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