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]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Bagridae |
| Genus: | Chandramara Jayaram, 1972 |
| Species: | C. chandramara
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| Binomial name | |
| Chandramara chandramara (F. Hamilton, 1822)
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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.). "Chandramara chandramara". 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.