Chandramara chandramara

Chandramara chandramara
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Siluriformes
Family:	Bagridae
Genus:	Chandramara; Jayaram, 1972
Species:	C. chandramara
Binomial name
	Chandramara chandramara; (F. Hamilton, 1822)
Synonyms
	Pimelodus chandramara; Hamilton, 1822; Rama chandramara; (Hamilton, 1822); Pimelodus rama; Hamilton, 1822 (misapplied);

Chandramara chandramara is a species of catfish in the family Bagridae. It is native to Bangladesh and India. This species reaches about 5 centimetres (2 in) SL and inhabits beels, ditches, streams, and canals. It is the only species in the monotypic genus Chandramara.[1]

This fish has a semi-transparent body which may or may not have speckles. This fish is a schooling species.[2]

References

Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). "Chandramara chandramara" in FishBase. December 2011 version.
Linder, R. Shane (March 2000). "The Catfishes of Asia Family Bagridae part one" (PDF). Cat Chat. 1 (1). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-08-20.

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[fishbase-1] Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). "Chandramara chandramara" in FishBase. December 2011 version.

[coa-2] Linder, R. Shane (March 2000). "The Catfishes of Asia Family Bagridae part one" (PDF). Cat Chat. 1 (1). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-08-20.