Rama chandramara is a species of catfish in the family Bagridae. It is native to Bangladesh and India. This species reaches about 5 centimetres (2.0 in) SL and inhabits beels, ditches, streams, and canals.[2][3]

Rama chandramara
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Bagridae
Genus: Rama
Species:
R. chandramara
Binomial name
Rama chandramara
(F. Hamilton, 1822)
Synonyms
  • Pimelodus chandramara
    Hamilton, 1822
  • Chandramara chandramara
    (Hamilton, 1822)
  • Pimelodus rama
    Hamilton, 1822 (misapplied)

This fish has a semi-transparent body which may or may not have speckles. This fish is a schooling species.[4]

References

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  1. Ng, H.H. (2010). "Chandramara chandramara". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010 e.T166406A6202203. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T166406A6202203.en. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
  2. Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Rama". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 14 May 2025.
  3. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Chandramara chandramara". FishBase. December 2011 version.
  4. Linder, R. Shane (March 2000). "The Catfishes of Asia Family Bagridae part one" (PDF). Catfish Study Group. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-08-20.