Chandramara chandramara

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.[1]

Chandramara chandramara
Scientific classification
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)

This fish has a semi-transparent body which may or may not have speckles. This fish is a schooling species.[2]

References
  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). "Chandramara chandramara" in FishBase. December 2011 version.
  2. 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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