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| image = Rita chrysea Mintern104.jpg<br />
| status = LC<br />
| status_system = IUCN3.1<br />
| status_ref = <ref>{{cite iucn |author=Dahanukar, N. |year=2011 |title=''Rita chrysea'' |volume=2011 |article-number=e.T172484A6901658 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T172484A6901658.en |access-date=29 October 2024}}</ref><br />
| taxon = Rita chrysea<br />
| authority = [[Francis Day|F. Day]], 1877 <br />
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'''''Rita chrysea''''', or the '''Mahanadi rita''', is a species of [[bagrid catfish]] [[endemism|endemic]] to [[India]] where it inhabits the [[Mahanadi River]] system in [[Orissa, India|Orissa]] and [[Madhya Pradesh]]. It is found in [[river]]s and large [[stream]]s. Spawning occurs during the [[monsoon]] months. It grows to a length of {{cvt|19.5|cm}} and is [[commercial fishery|commercially fished]] for human consumption.<br />
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* {{FishBase species |genus= Rita|species= chrysea| month = December| year = 2011}}<br />
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[[Category:Bagridae]]<br />
[[Category:Catfish of Asia]]<br />
[[Category:Endemic fauna of India]]<br />
[[Category:Freshwater fish of India]]<br />
[[Category:Taxa named by Francis Day]]<br />
[[Category:Fish described in 1877]]<br />
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