Rita (genus)
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Rita Temporal range: 5.3–0 Ma Lower Pliocene to Recent |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Bagridae |
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Rita Bleeker, 1853 |
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.
There are currently 7 recognized species in this genus:
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