Rita sacerdotum, the Salween rita, is a species of bagrid catfish that occurs in Myanmar and Thailand where it is found in large rivers (such as the Salween River). It is the giant of its genus, reaching a length of 200 cm (79 in).
Rita sacerdotum | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Siluriformes |
Family: | Bagridae |
Genus: | Rita |
Species: | R. sacerdotum
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Binomial name | |
Rita sacerdotum J. Anderson, 1879
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References
edit- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2011). "Rita sacerdotum" in FishBase. December 2011 version.