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Rita rita (Hamilton, 1822)

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Actinopteri (ray-finned fishes) > Siluriformes (Catfishes) > Bagridae (Bagrid catfishes)
Etymology: Rita: A vernacular name from Bangladesh.  More on author: Hamilton.

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

Freshwater; brackish; demersal; pH range: 6.5 - 8.0; dH range: ? - 30; potamodromous (Ref. 51243); depth range - m (Ref. ), usually - m (Ref. ).   Tropical; 18°C - 26°C (Ref. 13614)

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Asia: Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Nepal, Bangladesh and Myanmar.

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 150 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 4833)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Inhabits rivers and estuaries, preferably muddy to clear water (Ref. 1479). Prefers backwater of quiet eddies (Ref. 12045). Feeds on insects, mollusks, shrimps and fishes (Ref. 1479). A very good food fish.

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Main reference Upload your references | References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Talwar, P.K. and A.G. Jhingran, 1991. Inland fishes of India and adjacent countries. Volume 2. A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam. (Ref. 4833)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 124695)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 26 March 2010

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





Human uses

Fisheries: commercial
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Estimates based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805):  PD50 = 0.5156   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01000 (0.00603 - 0.01658), b=3.01 (2.87 - 3.15), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref. 93245).
Trophic level (Ref. 69278):  3.7   ±0.57 se; based on food items.
Resilience (Ref. 120179):  Very Low, minimum population doubling time more than 14 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Very high vulnerability (83 of 100) .
Price category (Ref. 80766):   Unknown.
Nutrients (Ref. 124155):  Calcium = 177 [79, 418] mg/100g ; Iron = 2.72 [1.43, 5.70] mg/100g ; Protein = 17.1 [15.6, 18.6] % ; Omega3 = 0.25 [0.08, 0.70] g/100g ; Selenium = 109 [48, 240] μg/100g ; VitaminA = 10.5 [3.5, 31.7] μg/100g ; Zinc = 3.46 [1.74, 5.72] mg/100g (wet weight); based on nutrient studies.