Rita bakalu

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Rita bakalu Lal, Dwivedi & Singh, 2017

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Teleostei (teleosts) > Siluriformes (Catfishes) > Ritidae (Velvet catfishes)
Etymology: Rita: A vernacular name from Bangladesh; bakalu: 'bakalu', i.e., based on bakalu, its vernacular name. Noun in apposition (Ref. 132778).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Freshwater; demersal. Tropical

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Asia: India.

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Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 11.1 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 132778)

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The eye diameter is 28-39% of the head length, and the caudal fin has 20-22 rays. The teeth in the upper jaw are uniformly villiform, arranged in two patches separated at the midline. The palatal teeth are well-developed villiform, and organized into two distinct patches situated along the edges of the palate.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Maximum size based on original description paratype (Ref. 132778).

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Lal, K.K., A.K. Dwivedi, R.K. Singh, V. Mohindra, S. Chandra, B.K. Gupta, S. Dhawan and J. Jena, 2017. A new Bagrid catfish species, Rita bakalu (Siluriformes: Bagridae), from the Godavari River basin, India. Hydrobiologia 790:67-81. (Ref. 132778)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)

  Data deficient (DD) ; Date assessed: 19 September 2020

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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Estimates based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5156   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Trophic level (Ref. 69278):  3.3   ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low vulnerability (10 of 100). 🛈