Conta conta
{{Short description|Species of fish}}
{{Speciesbox
| image = Erethistes conta Day 102.jpg
| status = DD
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| taxon = Conta conta
| authority = (F. Hamilton, 1822)
| synonyms =
- Pimelodus conta Hamilton, 1822
- Hara conta (Hamilton, 1822)
- Hara elongata Day, 1872
- Conta elongata (Day, 1872)
- Erethistes elongata (Day, 1872)
}}
Conta conta, the Conta catfish, is a species of South Asian river catfish. This species grows to a length of {{convert|7.8|cm|in}} TL.
Distribution and habitat
C. conta is distributed in the Ganges and Brahmaputra drainages, India and Bangladesh.{{cite journal|url=http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2006f/zt01345p096.pdf|title=Genera of the Asian Catfish Families Sisoridae and Erethistidae (Teleostei: Siluriformes)|first=Alfred W.|last=Thomson|author2=Page, Lawrence M.|journal=Zootaxa|volume=1345|pages=1–96|year=2006|doi=10.11646/zootaxa.1345.1.1}} C. conta is also listed to originate from Bhareli and Mahananda Rivers, northeast Bengal, Garo Hills, Meghalaya; and Bangladesh; and also Sarda River, Uttar Pradesh.{{cite journal|url=http://silurus.acnatsci.org/ACSI/library/biblios/2007_Ferraris_Catfish_Checklist.pdf|title=Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types|first=Carl J. Jr.|last=Ferraris|journal=Zootaxa|volume=1418|pages=1–628|year=2007|doi=10.11646/zootaxa.1418.1.1}} This species occurs in rocky streams at the bases of hills.
References
- {{FishBase |genus= Conta|species= conta| month = December| year = 2011}}
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Category:Taxa named by Francis Buchanan-Hamilton
Category:Fish described in 1822
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