Conta conta
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Sisoridae |
| Genus: | Conta |
| Species: | C. conta |
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| Conta conta (F. Hamilton, 1822) | |
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Conta conta, the Conta catfish, is a species of South Asian river catfish. This species grows to a length of 7.8 centimetres (3.1 in) TL.
Distribution and habitat
[edit]C. conta is distributed in the Ganges and Brahmaputra drainages, India and Bangladesh.[2] C. conta is also listed to originate from Bhareli and Mahananda Rivers, northeast Bengal, Garo Hills, Meghalaya; and Bangladesh; and also Sarda River, Uttar Pradesh.[3] This species occurs in rocky streams at the bases of hills.
References
[edit]- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Conta conta". FishBase. December 2011 version.
- ↑ Ng, H.H. (2010). "Conta conta". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010 e.T166524A6228128. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T166524A6228128.en. Retrieved 29 March 2025.
- ↑ Thomson, Alfred W.; Page, Lawrence M. (2006). "Genera of the Asian Catfish Families Sisoridae and Erethistidae (Teleostei: Siluriformes)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 1345: 1–96. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.1345.1.1.
- ↑ Ferraris, Carl J. Jr. (2007). "Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types" (PDF). Zootaxa. 1418: 1–628. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.1418.1.1.
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