Rama chandramara

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Rama chandramara
Illustration by Francis Day
Illustration by Francis Day
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Bagridae
Subfamily: Bagrinae
Genus: Rama
Bleeker, 1858
Species: R. chandramara
Binomial name
Rama chandramara
(Hamilton, 1822)
Synonyms
  • Pimelodus chandramara
    Hamilton, 1822
  • Chandramara chandramara
    (Hamilton, 1822)
  • Leiocassis rama
    (Hamilton, 1822)
  • Pimelodus rama
    Hamilton, 1822
  • Rama rama
    (Hamilton, 1822)

Rama chandramara is the only species of catfish (order Siluriformes) of the monotypic genus Rama of the family Bagridae.[1] This species reaches about 5 centimetres (2 in) SL and inhabits beels, ditches, streams, and canals of India and Bangladesh.[2]

This fish has a semi-transparent body which may or may not have speckles. This fish is a schooling species.[3]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Rama chandramara (TSN 681116). Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved on May 29, 2007.
  2. ^ "Rama chandramara". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. May 2007 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2007.
  3. ^ Linder, R. Shane (March 2000). "The Catfishes of Asia Family Bagridae part one" (PDF). Cat Chat 1 (1). 
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