Chandramara chandramara

Chandramara chandramara
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific 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]

References[edit]

^ 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.
^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2011). "Chandramara chandramara" in FishBase. December 2011 version.
^ 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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[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.

[fishbase-2] Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2011). "Chandramara chandramara" in FishBase. December 2011 version.

[coa-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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