Rita macracanthus Ng, 2004
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https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.5305.1.1 |
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lsid:zoobank.org:pub:55EB7903-BB1A-45F9-9660-16DAF957C67A |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8097278 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03CA1A3C-FF8F-FFAE-38E2-18658A1C6394 |
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Plazi |
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Rita macracanthus Ng, 2004 |
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Rita macracanthus Ng, 2004 View in CoL
[N]—Largespine rita
Taxonomy. Original description: Rita macracanthus Ng, 2004: 2 View in CoL , figs. 1–2a [Indus River at Attock, Pakistan; holotype: UMMZ 237502].— Afghanistan synonyms: None.—Revisions: None.—Illustration: Ng (2004: figs. 1–2a).
Status in Afghanistan. First record from Afghanistan by Coad (2014: 298); previously reported by McClelland (1842: 575) as Pimelodus rita (non Hamilton 1822); confirmed by Coad (2015: 229).—Afghanistan materials: None.
Distribution and habitat. Distribution in Afghanistan: Kabul River.—General distribution: Indus River drainage ( Afghanistan, Pakistan, and northwestern India).—Habitat: This species inhabits streams. Freshwater.
Economic importance. Locally commercially important.
Conservation. Conservation status in Afghanistan: Unknown.—IUCN: NE (2023).—Threats: Unknown.—Low sensitivity to human activities.—Not considered as a keystone species.—Decline status: Unknown.—Low priority for conservation action.
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Rita macracanthus Ng, 2004
| Çiçek, Erdoğan, Fricke, Ronald, Eagderi, Soheil, Sungur, Sevil, Coad, Brian W & Hamdard, Mohammad Hamid 2023 |
Rita macracanthus
| Ng 2004: 2 |