Rama (genus)

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Conservation status
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Bagridae
Genus: Rama
Bleeker, 1858
Species: R. rama
Binomial name
Rama rama
(F. Hamilton, 1822)
Synonyms
  • Leiocassis rama
    (Hamilton, 1822)
  • Pimelodus rama
    Hamilton, 1822
  • Rama buchanani
    Bleeker, 1863

Rama rama is a species of bagrid catfish endemic to India where it is found in the Brahmaputra River basin. It is the only member of its genus.

References

  • Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2011). "Rama rama" in FishBase. December 2011 version.


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