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Rita; Temporal range: 5.3–0 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N Lower Pliocene to Recent
	Rita rita
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Siluriformes
Family:	Bagridae
Genus:	Rita; Bleeker, 1853
Type species
	Pimelodus rita; Hamilton, 1822

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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 basioccipital and the sensory canal on the posttemporal enclosed with bone.^[1]

Species

There are currently 7 recognized species in this genus:

Rita bakalu K. K. Lal, Dwivedi & R. K. Singh, 2016 ^[2]
Rita chrysea F. Day, 1877
Rita gogra (Sykes, 1839)
Rita kuturnee (Sykes, 1839)
Rita macracanthus H. H. Ng, 2004
Rita rita (F. Hamilton, 1822)
Rita sacerdotum J. Anderson, 1879

References

^ Ng, H.H. (2004): Rita macracanthus, a new riverine catfish (Teleostei: Bagridae) from South Asia. Zootaxa, 568: 1–12.
^ Lal, K.K., Dwivedi, A.K., Singh, R.K., Mohindra, V., Chandra, S., Gupta, B.K., Dhawan, S. & Jena, J. (2016): A new bagrid catfish species, Rita bakalu (Siluriformes: Bagridae), from the Godavari River basin, India. Hydrobiologia, 790 (1): 67–81.

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[Ng2004-1] Ng, H.H. (2004): Rita macracanthus, a new riverine catfish (Teleostei: Bagridae) from South Asia. Zootaxa, 568: 1–12.

[Lal2016-2] Lal, K.K., Dwivedi, A.K., Singh, R.K., Mohindra, V., Chandra, S., Gupta, B.K., Dhawan, S. & Jena, J. (2016): A new bagrid catfish species, Rita bakalu (Siluriformes: Bagridae), from the Godavari River basin, India. Hydrobiologia, 790 (1): 67–81.

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+{{Short description|Genus of fishes}}
-{{DISPLAYTITLE:''Rita'' (genus)}}
+{{Automatic taxobox
-{{Taxobox
-| fossil_range = {{Fossil range|Lower Pliocene|Recent}}
+| fossil_range = {{Fossil range|5.3|0}} [[Lower Pliocene]] to Recent
+| image = Косатка-скрипун в аквариуме ф6.JPG
-| name = ''Rita''
-| image =Rita_rita_Day.png
-| image_width = 250px
 | image_caption = ''Rita rita''
-| regnum = [[Animal]]ia
+| taxon = Rita
-| phylum = [[Chordate|Chordata]]
+| authority = [[Pieter Bleeker|Bleeker]], 1853
+| type_species = ''Pimelodus rita''
-| classis = [[Actinopterygii]]
+| type_species_authority = Hamilton, 1822
-| ordo = [[Catfish|Siluriformes]]
-| familia = [[Bagridae]]
-| genus = '''''Rita'''''
-| genus_authority = [[Pieter Bleeker|Bleeker]], 1854
-| subdivision_ranks = Species
-| subdivision =
-| synonyms = ''Gogrius''<br><Small>Day, 1867</small>
 }}
+'''''Rita''''' is a [[genus]] of [[fish]] in the [[family (biology)|family]] [[Bagridae]] found in [[South Asia]]. These [[species]] have a single pair of [[barbel (anatomy)|mandibular barbels]], an elongated [[Weberian apparatus]] firmly sutured to the [[occiput|basioccipital]] and the sensory canal on the [[temporal bone|posttemporal]] enclosed with bone.<ref name=Ng2004>Ng, H.H. (2004): [http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2004f/zt00568.pdf ''Rita macracanthus'', a new riverine catfish (Teleostei: Bagridae) from South Asia.] ''Zootaxa, 568: 1–12.''</ref>
-'''''Rita''''' is a [[genus]] of [[bagrid catfish]]es found in southern [[Asia]].
-== Species ==
+==Species==
-There are currently six species described in this genus:<ref name=Fishbase>{{FishBase genus | genus = Rita| month = December | year = 2011}}</ref>
+There are currently 7 recognized species in this genus:
+* ''[[Rita bakalu]]'' <small>[[Kuldeep Kumar Lal|K. K. Lal]], [[Arvind Kumar Dwivedi|Dwivedi]] & [[Rajeev Kumar Singh (zoologist)|R. K. Singh]], 2016</small> <ref name=Lal2016>Lal, K.K., Dwivedi, A.K., Singh, R.K., Mohindra, V., Chandra, S., Gupta, B.K., Dhawan, S. & Jena, J. (2016): A new bagrid catfish species, ''Rita bakalu'' (Siluriformes: Bagridae), from the Godavari River basin, India. ''Hydrobiologia, 790 (1): 67–81.''</ref>
 * ''[[Rita chrysea]]'' <small>[[Francis Day|F. Day]], 1877</small>
 * ''[[Rita gogra]]'' <small>([[William Henry Sykes|Sykes]], 1839)</small>
 * ''[[Rita kuturnee]]'' <small>([[William Henry Sykes|Sykes]], 1839)</small>
 * ''[[Rita macracanthus]]'' <small>[[Ng Heok Hee|H. H. Ng]], 2004</small>
-* ''[[Rita rita]]'' <small>([[Francis Buchanan-Hamilton|F. Hamilton]], 1822)</small> (Rita)
+* ''[[Rita rita]]'' <small>([[Francis Buchanan-Hamilton|F. Hamilton]], 1822)</small>
-* ''[[Rita sacerdotum]]'' <small>[[John Anderson (zoologist)|J. Anderson]], 1879</small> (Salween rita)
+* ''[[Rita sacerdotum]]'' <small>[[John Anderson (zoologist)|J. Anderson]], 1879</small>
+==References==
-Two fossil species, ''[[Rita grandiscutata|R. grandiscutata]]'' <small>(Lydekker, 1886)</small> & ''[[Rita theobaldi|R. theobaldi]]'' <small>(Lydekker, 1886)</small>, are known from the Lower [[Pliocene]] of the [[Sivalik Hills|Siwalik Formation]] in [[Punjab, India]].<ref>http://fishindex.atw.hu/teleostei/clupeomorpha/siluriformes/bagridae.htm</ref>
+{{Reflist}}
+{{Taxonbar|from=Q7336463}}
-==Description==
-The species in this genus are usually between 19 and 30 cm in length with the exception of ''R. rita'' (150 cm) and ''R. sacerdotum'' (200 cm).<ref name=Fishbase/>
+[[Category:Bagridae]]
-These catfish have a single pair of [[barbel (anatomy)|mandibular barbels]], an elongated [[Weberian apparatus]] firmly sutured to the [[occiput|basioccipital]], and the sensory canal on the [[temporal bone|posttemporal]] enclosed with bone.<ref name="Ng">{{Cite journal|url=http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2004f/zt00568.pdf|title=''Rita macracanthus'', a new riverine catfish (Teleostei: Bagridae) from South Asia|first=Heok Hee|last=Ng|journal=[[Zootaxa]]|volume=568|pages=1–12|year=2004|format=[[PDF]]}}</ref>
+[[Category:Fish of South Asia]]
+[[Category:Freshwater fish genera]]
+[[Category:Taxa named by Pieter Bleeker]]
+[[Category:Catfish genera]]
-==Ecology==
-Catfish of this genus are usually found in larger streams and rivers.
+{{Bagridae-stub}}
-==References==
-<references/>
-{{DEFAULTSORT:Rita (Genus)}}
-[[Category:Bagridae]]
-[[Category:Fish of South Asia]]