Rita rita is a valid scientific name.

Rita rita (Hamilton, 1822)

Rita - Rita - Native Fish - Wild (Freshwater)

View: Dorso-lateral [Mohsin, 2019b]

Systematic Position: [2]

Kingdom	:	Animalia
Phylum	:	Chordata
Class	:	Teleostei
Order	:	Siluriformes
Family	:	Bagridae
Genus	:	Rita
Species	:	Rita rita

Common Names:

English	:	Rita[729]
Bangla	:	Rita[5] Rida[274]

Synonyms:

Pimelodus rita Hamilton, 1822
Arius ritoides Valenciennes, 1840 Nov
Rita ritoides (Valenciennes, 1840 Nov)
Rita buchanani Bleeker, 1853 Nov
Arius cruciger Owen, 1853
Rita crucigera (Owen, 1853)
Rita sacerdotum (Non Anderson, 1879)

Maximum Length and Weight:

45 cm (TL) ^[347]

Inter-Length Relationship:

Head length : Total length : Standard length = 1 : 4-4.6 : 3-3.8 ^[5]
Body height : Total length : Standard length = 1 : 5.4-6 : 4.3-4.7 ^[5]
Eye Diameter : Head length = 1 : 8-10 ^[5]
Eye Diameter : Snout length = 1 : 3 ^[5]
Eye Diameter : Inter orbial width = 1 : 4.5 ^[5]

Taxonomic Formula:

D. 11/6; P₁. 1/10; P₂. 8; A. 11-13 ^{[Rahman, 2005]}
D I 6; A ii 10-11; P I 10; V i 6-7 ^{[Talwar and Jhingran, 1991]}
B VIII; D 7 I/6; A 13-14(4-5/9); P I/10; V 8; C 19 ^{[Shafi and Quddus, 1982]}

Scales:

Scaleless. [5]

Chemistry:

Data not available

Conservation Status:

Global	:	Least Concern (LC)	(Version 3.1) [521]
Bangladesh	:	Endangered (EN)	(Version 3.1) [217]

Occurrence/Distribution:

Global	:	Afghanistan[825] Bangladesh[70] India[6] Myanmar[857] Nepal[134] Pakistan[741]
Bangladesh	:	Meghna river, Chandpur[5] Padma river, Rajshahi[274] Chalan beel, Natore[490] Andharmanik river, Patuakhali[751] Sunamganj haor region, Sunamganj[729] Mahananda River, Chapainawabganj[775] Meghna river estuary, Noakhali[774] River Choto Jamuna, Naogaon[9] Meghna river, Narsingdi[781] Dhepa river, Dinajpur[779] Buriganga River, Dhaka[798] Old brahmaputra, Mymensingh[796] Little feni river, Feni[795] Someshwari river, Netrokona[806] Bhairab river, Jashore[807] Jamunashwori river, Rangpur[808] Sandha river, Pirojpur[810] Atrai River, Dinajpur[815] Banar River, Mymensingh[1023] Bangshi River, Dhaka[1024] Tanguar Haor, Sunamganj[1025] Ramnabad river, Patuakhali[1163] Dekhar haor, Sunamganj[1164] Titas river, Brahmanbaria[1169] Lohalia river, Patuakhali[1200] Ghaghat river, Gaibandha[1202] Sandha river, Pirojpur[1206] Belua river, Pirojpur[1207] Agunmukha river, Patuakhali[1208] Bishkhali river, Jhalakathi[816]

Habitat and Environment:

Habitat:
River, Estuary ^[347]

Environment:

Parameters	Units	Minimum	Maximum	Optimum	Ref.
Temperature	-	-	-	-	-
pH	-	-	-	-	-
DO	-	-	-	-	-
Free CO2	-	-	-	-	-

Breeding Maturity:

Data not available

Breeding Season: (red background)

Data not available

Fecundity:

Data not available

Food and Feeding Habit:

Diet composition (%): Data not available

Importance:

Production and Marketing:
Production/Harvesting Season: Data not available
Harvesting Gears: Data not available
Market price: Data not available