Rita gogra

Rita gogra
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Siluriformes
Family:	Bagridae
Genus:	Rita
Species:	R. gogra
Binomial name
	Rita gogra; (Sykes, 1839)
Synonyms[1]
	Phractocephalus gogra Sykes, 1839; Arius pavimentatus Valenciennes, 1840; Rita pavimentata (Valenciennes, 1840); Rita pavimentatus (Valenciennes, 1840); Gogrius sykesii Day, 1867;

Rita gogra is a species of bagrid catfish endemic to India where it is found in the rivers of the Deccan Plateau up to the Krishna River system. It is an inhabitant of large rivers. It grows to a length of 26 cm and is commercially fished for human consumption.

References

Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). "Rita gogra" in FishBase. December 2011 version.

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