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 Cat-eLog Data Sheet | |
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| Scientific Name | Rita chrysea Day, 1877 |
| Common Name(s) | None |
| Type Locality | Orissa, India. |
| Pronunciation | REET ah |
| Etymology | The name Rita is derived from the local name of the fish. The specific epithet comes from the Greek chrysos, meaning gold, in reference to the color. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 200mm (7.9") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Identification | Eye large (30-40% HL), palatal teeth in large quadrangular patch covering most of palate, dorsal spine serrated. |
| Sexing | Males have an elongate genital papilla in front of the anal fin. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Mahanadi river system in Orissa and Madhya Pradesh, India Indian waters, Mahanadi (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there) |
| pH | 6.0 - 7.0 |
| Temperature | 22.0-27.0°C or 71.6-80.6°F (Show others within this range) |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Feeding | Readily eats all manner of live and prepared foods. Will eat smaller fishes. |
| Furniture | Provide plenty of driftwood as hiding places. |
| Compatibility | Although a fairly peaceful fish, it will eat smaller tankmates and is therefore best kept only with large, robust fishes. Larger cyprinids (e.g. Osteochilus) and larger spiny eels (Mastacembelus) are ideal tankmates. |
| Breeding | Not reported. |
| Further Information | |
| References | Fishes IndiaPart 3 - pp455 - Pl. 104 (fig. 1) |
| Registered Keepers | (1) Shovelnose, who also notes: "Wild Caught", (2) Stackdeck. Click on a username above to see all that persons registered catfish species. You can also view all "my cats" data for this species.  Add this species to your "my cats" page. |
| Breeding Reports | None. |
| More Resources |
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| Last Update | 2006 Mar 30 00:00 (species record created: 2003 Sep 01 00:00) |
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