buchanani, Rita Bleeker [P.] 1853:123, Pl. 3 (fig. 1) [Verhandelingen van het Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen. v. 25 (art. 8); ref. 341] Hooghly River, Calcutta, India. Syntypes: (3) RMNH PISC.6878 (2). Bleeker specimens (no types): AMS B.7955 (1), 7961 (1). Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:106 [ref. 29155], Grant 2020:26 [ref. 38010]. Based on literature sources and specimens; perhaps should be considered a replacement name for Pimelodus rita Hamilton 1822, apparently to avoid "Strickland tautonomy." •Synonym of Rita rita (Hamilton 1822) -- (Talwar & Jhingran 1991:578 [ref. 20764], Menon 1999:197 [ref. 24904], Ataur Rahman 2003:210 [ref. 31338], Jayaram 2006:19 [ref. 28762] dated to 1853, Ferraris 2007:106 [ref. 29155], Grant 2020:25 [ref. 38010]). Replacement Name. Current status: Synonym of Rita rita (Hamilton 1822). Ritidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.