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Chandramara chandramara

Chandramara chandramara
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Bagridae
Genus: Chandramara
Jayaram, 1972
Species:
C. chandramara
Binomial name
Chandramara chandramara
(F. Hamilton, 1822)
Synonyms
  • Pimelodus chandramara
    Hamilton, 1822
  • Rama chandramara
    (Hamilton, 1822)
  • Pimelodus rama
    Hamilton, 1822 (misapplied)

Chandramara chandramara is a species of catfish in the family Bagridae. It is native to Bangladesh and India. This species reaches about 5 centimetres (2 in) SL and inhabits beels, ditches, streams, and canals. It is the only species in the monotypic genus Chandramara.[2]

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

  1. ^ Ng, H.H. (2010). "Chandramara chandramara". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T166406A6202203. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T166406A6202203.en. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Chandramara chandramara". FishBase. December 2011 version.
  3. ^ Linder, R. Shane (March 2000). "The Catfishes of Asia Family Bagridae part one" (PDF). Cat Chat. 1 (1). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-08-20.

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