Rama rama

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Rama rama
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Bagridae
Genus: Rama
Bleeker, 1858
Species:
R. rama
Binomial name
Rama rama
(F. Hamilton, 1822)
Synonyms
  • Leiocassis rama
    (Hamilton, 1822)
  • Pimelodus rama
    Hamilton, 1822
  • Rama buchanani
    Bleeker, 1863

Rama rama is a species of bagrid catfish endemic to India where it is found in the Brahmaputra River basin. It is the only member of its genus. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

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References

  1. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Rama rama". FishBase . December 2011 version.
  2. Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2024). FishBase. Rama rama (Hamilton, 1822). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1026882 on 2024-09-17
  3. Ferraris, Carl J. (2007-03-08). "Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types". Zootaxa. 1418 (1). doi:10.11646/zootaxa.1418.1.1. ISSN   1175-5334. (Ref. 58032)
  4. Devi, K. Rema; Indra, T. J. "Check List of the Native Freshwater Fishes of India" (PDF). Chennai: Zoological Survey of India.
  5. Original description (of Pimelodus rama Hamilton, 1822) Hamilton, F. (1822). An account of the fishes found in the river Ganges and its branches. Edinburgh & London. i-vii + 1-405, Pls. 1-39. [Often seen as Hamilton-Buchanan or Buchanan-Hamilton; in work as Hamilton [formerly Buchanan].]. page(s): 176, 377, Pl. 3 (fig. 55) [details]