Conta conta is a valid scientific name.

Conta conta (Hamilton, 1822)

Conta catfish - Native Fish - Wild (Freshwater)

Systematic Position: [2]

Kingdom	:	Animalia
Phylum	:	Chordata
Class	:	Teleostei
Order	:	Siluriformes
Family	:	Erethistidae
Genus	:	Conta
Species	:	Conta conta

Common Names:

English	:	Conta catfish[6]
Bangla	:	Data not available

Synonyms:

Pimelodus conta Hamilton, 1822
Hara conta (Hamilton, 1822)
Hara elongata Day, 1872 Apr
Conta elongata (Day, 1872 Apr)
Erethistes elongata (Day, 1872 Apr)

Maximum Length and Weight:

77 mm (TL) ^[5] 7.8 cm (TL) ^[6]

Inter-Length Relationship:

Head length : Total length : Standard length = 1 : 5.7-6 : 4.8-5 ^[5]
Body height : Total length : Standard length = 1 : 5.7-6.3 : 4.7-5 ^[5]

Taxonomic Formula:

D. 1/5; P₁. 1/6; P₂. 6(1/5); A. 10-11(3/7-8); C. 17 ^{[Rahman, 2005]}
D I 5-6; A ii-iii 7; P I 6; V i 5 ^{[Talwar and Jhingran, 1991]}

Scales:

Scaleless. [5]

Chemistry:

Data not available

Conservation Status:

Global	:	Data Deficient (DD)	(Version 3.1) [568]
Bangladesh	:	Near Threatened (NT)	(Version 3.1) [269]

Occurrence/Distribution:

Global	:	Bangladesh[70] India[6]
Bangladesh	:	Dahuki river (Piyan gang), Sylhet[5] Chalan beel, Natore[490] Dhepa river, Dinajpur[779] Buriganga River, Dhaka[798] Someshwari river, Netrokona[806] Tanguar Haor, Sunamganj[1025]

Habitat and Environment:

Habitat: Data not available

Environment:

Parameters	Units	Minimum	Maximum	Optimum	Ref.
Temperature	-	-	-	-	-
pH	-	-	-	-	-
DO	-	-	-	-	-
Free CO2	-	-	-	-	-

Breeding Maturity:

Data not available

Breeding Season: (red background)

Data not available

Fecundity:

Data not available

Food and Feeding Habit:

Diet composition (%): Data not available

Importance:

Production and Marketing:
Production/Harvesting Season: Data not available
Harvesting Gears: Data not available
Market price: Data not available