Species that contain: Rita and kuturnee [ 3 ] records

hastatus, Arius Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1840:97 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 15; ref. 1008] India. Holotype (unique): MNHN B-0591. Type catalog: Bertin & Estève 1950:29 [ref. 19575], Ferraris 2007:105 [ref. 29155]. Type information: Daget 1984:514 [ref. 23265]. Figured on Pl. 18 (fig. 2) of Valenciennes in Jacquemont 1844 [ref. 17872]. •Valid as Rita hastata (Valenciennes 1840) -- (Daget 1984:514 [ref. 23265]). •Synonym of Rita kuturnee (Sykes 1839) -- (Menon 1999:196 [ref. 24904], Jayaram 2006:16 [ref. 28762], Ferraris 2007:105 [ref. 29155], Lal et al. 2017:68 [ref. 34862], Grant 2020:25 [ref. 38010]). Current status: Synonym of Rita kuturnee (Sykes 1839). Ritidae. Habitat: freshwater.

kuturnee, Phractocephalus Sykes [W. H.] 1839:164 [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1838 (pt 6) (for 27 Nov. 1838); ref. 18720] Deccan, India. No types known. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:105 [ref. 29155]. Appeared first as above, then in Sykes 1839:61 [ref. 4306]; more complete treatment in Sykes 1841:372, Pl. 65 (fig. 3) [ref. 18868]. •Valid as Rita kuturnee (Sykes 1839) -- (Burgess 1989:66 [ref. 12860], Talwar & Jhingran 1991:577 [ref. 20764], Mo 1991:142 [ref. 19952], Ferraris 1999:21 [ref. 23839], Menon 1999:196 [ref. 24904], Yadav 2003:19 [ref. 27711], Ng 2004:1 [ref. 27758], Jayaram 2006:16 [ref. 28762] dated to wrong reference, Ferraris 2007:105 [ref. 29155], Lal et al. 2017:80 [ref. 34862], Grant 2020:25 [ref. 38010]). Current status: Valid as Rita kuturnee (Sykes 1839). Ritidae. Distribution: South Asia: Krishna and Godavari River systems (India). Habitat: freshwater.

pumilus, Arius Valenciennes [A.] in Jacquemont 1840:no p., Pl. 18 (fig. 1) [Voyage dans l'Inde pendant les années 1828 à 1832; ref. 17872] India. Syntypes: MNHN 0000-1208 (8). Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:386 [ref. 29155]. The holotype is the figured specimen if it can be distinguished from other specimens. •Synonym of Rita kuturnee (Sykes 1839) -- (Menon 1999:196 [ref. 24904]). •Synonym of Gagata itchkeea (Sykes 1839) -- (Ferraris 2007:386 [ref. 29155]). Current status: Synonym of Gagata itchkeea (Sykes 1839). Sisoridae: Sisorinae. Habitat: freshwater.