''Rita'' is a genus of fish in the family Bagridae found in South Asia. These species have a single pair of mandibular barbels, an elongated Weberian apparatus firmly sutured to the

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''Rita macracanthus'', a new riverine catfish (Teleostei: Bagridae) from South Asia.
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Species

There are currently 7 recognized species in this genus: * '' Rita bakalu'' K. K. Lal,

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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 ...

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Rita gogra ''Rita gogra'' is a species of bagrid catfish endemic to India where it is found in the rivers of the Deccan Plateau up to the Krishna River system. It is an inhabitant of large rivers. It grows to a total length of 26 cm and is comme ...

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Rita kuturnee ''Rita kuturnee'' is a species of bagrid catfish endemic to India where it occurs in the rivers of the Deccan Plateau The large Deccan Plateau in southern India is located between the Western Ghats and the Eastern Ghats, and is loosely def ...

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Rita macracanthus ''Rita macracanthus'' is a species of bagrid catfish found in the Indus River drainage. It has been recorded from Afghanistan, India and Pakistan. It grows to a length of 26.3 cm. ''R. macracanthus'' feeds on invertebrate Invertebrat ...

'' H. H. Ng, 2004 * ''

Rita rita ''Rita rita'' (Common names: rita (English), রিঠা (Bengali)) is a species of bagrid catfish that is found across southern Asia. It has been recorded in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Nepal and Pakistan. It is one of the giants ...

'' ( F. Hamilton, 1822) * ''

Rita sacerdotum ''Rita sacerdotum'', the Salween rita, is a species of bagrid catfish that occurs in Myanmar and Thailand where it is found in large rivers (such as the Salween River , ''Mae Nam Salawin'' ( , name_etymology = , image = Swee ...

'' J. Anderson, 1879

References

Bagridae Fish of South Asia Freshwater fish genera Taxa named by Pieter Bleeker Catfish genera {{Bagridae-stub