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Velvet Catfish
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Velvet Catfish

Rita gogra

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.

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 111829.