Rita Bleeker [P.] 1853:122 Fem. Rita buchanani Bleeker 1853 (= Pimelodus rita Hamilton 1822). Type by monotypy. Rita buchanani Bleeker is an unneeded substitute for Pimelodus rita Hamilton. •Valid as Rita Bleeker 1853 -- (Jayaram 1977:12 [ref. 7005], Jayaram 1981:190 [ref. 6497], Burgess 1989:66 [ref. 12860] with date as 1859, Ataur Rahman 1989:190 [ref. 24860], Mo 1991:142 [ref. 19952] with wrong date, Ferraris 1999:15 [ref. 23839], Ataur Rahman 2003:210 [ref. 31338], Ng 2004:1 [ref. 27758], Jayaram 2006:12 [ref. 28762] dated to 1858, Ferraris 2007:105 [ref. 29155], Kottelat 2013:266 [ref. 32989], Lal et al. 2017:67 [ref. 34862], Grant 2020:23 [ref. 38010]). Current status: Valid as Rita Bleeker 1853. Ritidae.