Rita bakalu is a species of bagrid catfish endemic to India and belongs to the genus, Rita. R. bakalu was reported from the Godavari river in peninsular India.[2] Though R. bakalu looks like R. kuturnee, it differes in the structure of its teeth patches on its upper jaw and palate, the origin of its anal fin, its eye diameter, its longer mandibular barbels, and the number of vertebrae.[citation needed]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Bagridae |
| Genus: | Rita |
| Species: | R. bakalu
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| Binomial name | |
| Rita bakalu (Lal et al., 2017)
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References
edit- ^ Dahanukar, N.; Sidharthan, A. (2023). "Rita bakalu". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2023: e.T173139922A173139932. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T173139922A173139932.en. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
- ^ Lal, K.K.; Dwivedi, A.K.; Singh, R.K.; et al. (2017). "A new Bagrid catfish species, Rita bakalu (Siluriformes: Bagridae), from the Godavari River basin, India". Hydrobiologia. 790: 67–81. doi:10.1007/s10750-016-3019-9.