Species that contain: Rita and rita [ 32 ] records

acsi, Spinipterus Akama [A.] & Ferraris [C. J., Jr.] 2011:53, Figs. 1-3 [Zootaxa No. 2992; ref. 31467] Caño "Santa Rita" (right bank tributary of river Nanay), 3.32 mi north-west of center of Iquitos, 3°45'23"S, 73°17'28"W, Maynas Province, Depto. Loreto, Peru. Holotype (unique): ANSP 178209. •Valid as Spinipterus acsi Akama & Ferraris 2011 -- (Birindelli 2014:535 [ref. 33501], Calegari et al. 2018:695 [ref. 36104], Calegari et al. 2019:[89] [ref. 36961], Rocha et al. 2019:249 [ref. 37162], Meza-Vargas et al. 2021:23 [ref. 39298]). Current status: Valid as Spinipterus acsi Akama & Ferraris 2011. Auchenipteridae: Auchenipterinae. Distribution: South America: upper Amazon River basin (Peru and Brazil). Habitat: freshwater.

bakalu, Rita Lal [K. K.], Dwivedi [A. K.] & Singh [R. K.] in Lal, Dwivedi, Singh, Mohindra, Chandra et al. 2017:73, Figs. 2, 4a, 5 [Hydrobiologia v. 790 (no. 1); ref. 34862] Pranhita River, Bejjur, Godavari river system, Telangana, India. Holotype: NBFGR RBAK 22. Paratypes: NBFGR, ZSI. •Valid as Rita bakalu Lal, Dwivedi & Singh 2017 -- (Grant 2020:23 [ref. 38010]). Current status: Valid as Rita bakalu Lal, Dwivedi & Singh 2017. Ritidae. Distribution: South Asia: Godavari river system (Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, India). Habitat: freshwater.

barbosae, Australoheros Ottoni [F. P.] & Costa [W. J. E. M.] 2008:213, Fig. 6 [Vertebrate Zoology v. 58 (no. 2); ref. 29909] Between Município de Passa Vinte and Santa Rita de Jacutinga, tributary of rio Bananal, rio Preto basin 24 kilometers from Passa Vinte, Estado de Minas Gerais, Brazil. Holotype: UFRJ 7558. Paratypes: UFRJ 4092 (10), 7561 (4 c&s); MCP 42368 (2); MNRJ 19640 (1). •Valid as Australoheros barbosae Ottoni & Costa 2008 -- (Ottoni 2010:24 [ref. 30818], Ottoni et al. 2011:138 [ref. 31378], Ottoni 2012:84 [ref. 31900], Říčan et al. 2016:28 [ref. 34357], Ottoni et al. 2019:52 [ref. 36553], Reis et al. 2020:472 [ref. 38364]). •Synonym of Australoheros oblongus (Castelnau 1855) -- (Lucena et al. 2022:55 [ref. 39823]). Current status: Synonym of Australoheros oblongus (Castelnau 1855). Cichlidae: Cichlinae. Habitat: freshwater.

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.

chrysea, Rita Day [F.] 1877:455, Pl. 104 (fig. 1) [The fishes of India Part 3; ref. 4886] Orissa, India [revised to Cuttack, Anaicut on River Mahanadi]. Holotype (unique): ZSI F498. Day specimens: RMNH 3026 (1). Type catalog: Menon & Yazdani 1968:125 [ref. 20743], Whitehead & Talwar 1976:157 [ref. 23762]., Ferraris 2007:105 [ref. 29155]. For locality see Jayaram 2006:13 [ref. 28762]. •Valid as Rita chrysea Day 1877 -- (Talwar & Jhingran 1991:576 [ref. 20764], Mo 1991:142 [ref. 19952], Ferraris 1999:21 [ref. 23839], Menon 1999:196 [ref. 24904], Ng 2004:1 [ref. 27758], Jayaram 2006:13 [ref. 28762], Ferraris 2007:105 [ref. 29155], Lal et al. 2017:80 [ref. 34862], Grant 2020:23 [ref. 38010], Kosygin et al. 2022:667 [ref. 40736]). Current status: Valid as Rita chrysea Day 1877. Ritidae. Distribution: South Asia: Mahanadi River and tributaries (India). Habitat: freshwater.

costae, Tetragonopterus Steindachner [F.] 1907:84 [Anzeiger der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Wien, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Klasse v. 44 (no. 6) (for 28 Feb. 1907); ref. 20499] Rio São Francisco, Joazeiro, Rio Grande; Cidade da Barra, Santa Rita do Rio Prato, Brazil. Syntypes: (several) MNHN 1907-0178 [ex NMW] (4); MZUT 1682 (3); NMW 57391-98 (8?), 57401-06 (6?), 57408-09 (2?) 57411 (1); ZSM 7586-87 [ex NMW 57393] (2). Type catalog: Tortonese 1940:138 [ref. 21559], Bertin 1948:17 [ref. 19577], Neumann 2011:247 [ref. 31652]. •Valid as Moenkhausia costae (Steindachner 1907) -- (Benine 2002:293 [ref. 26541], Benine in Reis et al. 2003:146 [ref. 27061], Géry & Zarske 2004:42 [ref. 28287], Petrolli & Benine 2015:417 [ref. 33887], Azevedo-Santos & Benine 2016:208 [ref. 34837], Silva et al. 2020:6 [ref. 37809], Quintela et al. 2023:6 [ref. 40727], Marinho & Benine 2024:225 [ref. 40817]). Current status: Valid as Moenkhausia costae (Steindachner 1907). Characidae: Stethaprioninae. Distribution: South America: São Francisco and Itapicuru River basins (Brazil); introduced elsewhere. Habitat: freshwater.

cruciger, Arius Owen [R.] 1853:26 [Descriptive catalogue of the osteological series; ref. 4988] Ganges River. No types known. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:106 [ref. 29155]. Also seen as crucigera. •Species inquirenda in Rita -- (Ferraris 2007:106 [ref. 29155]). •Synonym of Rita rita (Hamilton 1822) -- (Menon 1999:197 [ref. 24904], Jayaram 2006:19 [ref. 28762], Grant 2020:25 [ref. 38010]). Current status: Synonym of Rita rita (Hamilton 1822). Ritidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

difluviatilis, Corydoras Britto [M. R.] & Castro [R. M. C.] 2002:1007, Figs. 1-3 [Copeia 2002 (no. 4); ref. 26509] Córrego Paulicéia, tributary of rio Pardo, rio Paraná system, 21°38'S, 47°38'W, Gleba Pé-do-Gigante, Parque Estadual de Vassununga, Mun. de Santa Rita do Passa Quatro, São Paulo, Brazil. Holotype: MZUSP 75268. Paratypes: LIRP 41 (2), 171 (1), 333 (1), 816-17 (1, 31); MCP 20815 (3); MNRJ 19735-36 (1, 2), 19737 (12, 3 c&s), 19738-39 (6, 1), 19909-13 (6, 13 [3 c&s], 1, 2, 1); MZUSP 49226 (4), 51485 (2), 51487 (5), 51496 (5), 52909-10 (1, 1), 75269 (1); UFRJ 4655 (1); UMMZ 234253 (2). Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:116 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Corydoras difluviatilis Britto & Castro 2002 -- (Reis in Reis et al. 2003:297 [ref. 27061], Shimabukuro-Dias et al. 2004:141 [ref. 27796], Ferraris 2007:116 [ref. 29155], Tencatt et al. 2013:261 [ref. 32752], Tencatt et al. 2014:78 [ref. 33230], Tencatt & Pavanelli 2015:294 [ref. 35434], Tencatt & Ohara 2016:[13] [ref. 34353], Tencatt & Evers 2016:[11] [ref. 34387], Tencatt et al. 2016:[17] [ref. 34388], Ottoni et al. 2016:132 [ref. 34756], Ohara et al. 2016:549 [ref. 34772], Tencatt et al. 2024:23 [ref. 40850]). Current status: Valid as Corydoras difluviatilis Britto & Castro 2002. Callichthyidae: Corydoradinae. Distribution: South America: Paraná River drainage and São Francisco drainage, Brazil. Habitat: freshwater.

francisci, Raeboides Steindachner [F.] 1908:192 [Anzeiger der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Wien, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Klasse v. 45 (no. 13) (for 14 May 1908); ref. 18807] Lagoon at Barra (Lagoa Viana, Lagoa do Porto); Rio São Francisco, River Grande do Norte; River Preto at Santa Rita, Brazil. Syntypes: (several) NMW 56891-94 (7, 71, 19, 25), 56896 (13), ?56898-900 (56, ?, 4), 56920-22 (?, 16, 9), 56895 (7), 56897 (2). Original genus is correctly Roeboides. •Synonym of Roeboides xenodon (Reinhardt 1851) -- (Lucena 1988:38 [ref. 22126], Lucena 1998:36 [ref. 23597], Lucena & Menezes in Reis et al. 2003:206 [ref. 27061], Lucena 2007:134 [ref. 29256], Lucena 2024:273 [ref. 40817]). Current status: Synonym of Roeboides xenodon (Reinhardt 1851). Characidae: Characinae. Habitat: freshwater.

gogra, 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 1841:374, Pl. 66 (fig. 1) [ref. 18868]. •Incorrectly treated as a synonym of Rita pavimentatus Valenciennes 1840 -- (Talwar & Jhingran 1991:577 [ref. 20764] with wrong date, Menon 1999:197 [ref. 24904]). •Valid as Rita gogra (Sykes 1839) -- (Burgess 1989:66 [ref. 12860], Mo 1991:142 [ref. 19952], Ferraris 1999:21 [ref. 23839], Ng 2004:1 [ref. 27758], Jayaram 2006:15 [ref. 28762], Ferraris 2007:105 [ref. 29155], Lal et al. 2017:80 [ref. 34862], Grant 2020:24 [ref. 38010]). Current status: Valid as Rita gogra (Sykes 1839). Ritidae. Distribution: South Asia: Krishna, Godavari and Narmada River basins (India). Habitat: freshwater.

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.

henriquei, Farlowella Miranda Ribeiro [A. de] 1918:636 [8] [Revista do Museu Paulista v. 10; ref. 3725] Rio Vermlho, Santa Rita das Antas, Goiás State, Brazil. Holotype (unique): MZUSP [ex DZSASP] 2159. Type catalog: Britski 1969:208 [ref. 12401], Ferraris 2007:238 [ref. 29155]. On p. 8 of separate. •Valid as Farlowella henriquei Miranda Ribeiro 1918 -- (Isbrücker 1980:99 [ref. 2303], Burgess 1989:441 [ref. 12860], Retzer & Page 1997:71 [ref. 23176], Isbrücker 2001:27 [ref. 25653], Isbrücker 2002:16 [ref. 27178], Ferraris in Reis et al. 2003:333 [ref. 27061], Ferraris 2007:238 [ref. 29155], Ballen et al. 2016:[6] [ref. 34813], Ballen et al. 2016:332 [ref. 34915]). Current status: Valid as Farlowella henriquei Miranda Ribeiro 1918. Loricariidae: Loricariinae. Distribution: Araguaia River basin, Brazil. Habitat: freshwater.

jequitinhonha, Rhamdia Silfvergrip [A. M. C.] 1996:84, Pl. 3 (figs. 1-2) [A systematic revision of the neotropical catfish genus Rhamdia; ref. 22347] Rio Araçuaí, Santa Rita, Minas Gerais State, Brazil. Holotype (unique): MZUSP 38630. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:198 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Rhamdia jequitinhonha Silfvergrip 1996 -- (Bockmann & Guazzelli in Reis et al. 2003:423 [ref. 27061], Ferraris 2007:198 [ref. 29155], Garavello & Shibatta 2016:[11] [ref. 34385], Angrizani & Malabarba 2018:44 [ref. 35829], Silva et al. 2020:11 [ref. 37809]). Current status: Valid as Rhamdia jequitinhonha Silfvergrip 1996. Heptapteridae: Rhamdiinae. Distribution: South America: Jequitinhonha River basin (Minas Gerais and Bahia, Brazil). Habitat: freshwater.

keralensis, Oreonectes (Indoreonectes) Rita [S. D.] & Nalbant [T. T.] in Rita, Bănărescu & Nalbant 1978:186, Figure 1 [Travaux du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle "Grigore Antipa" v. 19; ref. 3758] Tributary of Periyar River, Pampadampara, Kerala, India. Holotype: ISBB 2925. Paratypes: ISBB 2934 (2), MGAB 237 (1), ZSI (3). Additional material: USNM 227405 (1), 268633 (1). •Valid as Nemacheilus keralensis (Rita & Nalbant 1978) -- (Menon 1987:193 [ref. 14149] as Noemacheilus, Talwar & Jhingran 1991:484 [ref. 20764], Raju Thomas et al. 1999:200 [ref. 24210], Menon 1999:189 [ref. 24904] as Noemacheilus, Raju Thomas et al. 2002:50 [ref. 26359], Kurup & Radhakrishnan 2005:77 [ref. 28530]). •Valid as Oreonectes keralensis Rita & Nalbant 1978 -- (Rema Devi et al. 2002:127 [ref. 26361]). •Valid as Indoreonectes keralensis (Rita & Nalbant 1978) -- (Kottelat 2012:85 [ref. 32367], Bleher 2018:136 [ref. 36647], Prasad et al. 2020:344 [ref. 37918], Kumkar et al. 2021:529 [ref. 38567]). Current status: Valid as Indoreonectes keralensis (Rita & Nalbant 1978). Nemacheilidae. Distribution: Periyar, Pampa, Muvattupuzba and Meenachil River drainages, southern Western Ghats, Kerala, India. Habitat: freshwater.

knaacki, Corydoras Tencatt [L. F. C.] & Evers [H.-G.] 2016:[2], Figs. 1-4, 7 [Neotropical Ichthyology v. 14 (no. 1) e150019; ref. 34387] Swamps in the vicinity of the town of Santa Rita, draining into the río Inambari, río Madre de Dios basin, Madre de Dios, Peru, 12°54’46.4"S, 70°10’37.4"W. Holotype: MUSM 52730. Paratypes: INPA, MNRJ, MZUSP, NUP, ROM, ZUFMS-PIS. Type catalog: Oliveira et al. 2022:11 [ref. 39255]. •Valid as Corydoras knaacki Tencatt & Evers 2016. Current status: Valid as Corydoras knaacki Tencatt & Evers 2016. Callichthyidae: Corydoradinae. Distribution: South America: Rio Madre de Dios basin (Peru). 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.

larissae, Melanorivulus Ywamoto [E. V.], Nielsen [D. T. B.] & Oliveira [C.] 2020:126, Figs. 1-2 [Zootaxa 4852 (no. 1); ref. 37763] Ribeirão Santa Rita, tributary of Rio Grande, Rio Paraná basin, Ouroeste, São Paulo state, Brazil, 19°59'56"S, 50°22'55"W, elevation 494 meters. Holotype: ZUEC 17154. Paratypes: LBP 29539 (2), MZUSP 123086 (2), ZUEC 17155 (10). •Valid as Melanorivulus larissae Ywamoto, Nielsen & Oliveira 2020. Current status: Valid as Melanorivulus larissae Ywamoto, Nielsen & Oliveira 2020. Rivulidae: Rivulinae. Distribution: Rio Grande drainage, Rio Paraná basin, northwestern São Paulo state, Brazil. Habitat: freshwater.

macracanthus, Rita Ng [H. H.] 2004:2, Figs. 1-2a [Zootaxa No. 568; ref. 27758] Indus River at Attock, Pakistan. Holotype: UMMZ 237502. Paratypes: MCZ 22186 (2), RMNH 8795 (1). Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:106 [ref. 29155] Species epithet used as a noun. •Valid as Rita macracanthus Ng 2004 -- (Jayaram 2006:17 [ref. 28762], Ferraris 2007:106 [ref. 29155], Lal et al. 2017:80 [ref. 34862], Grant 2020:25 [ref. 38010], Çiçek et al. 2023:38 [ref. 40326]). Current status: Valid as Rita macracanthus Ng 2004. Ritidae. Distribution: South Asia: Indus River drainage (Afghanistan, Pakistan, and northwestern India). Habitat: freshwater.

multimaculatus, Corydoras Steindachner [F.] 1907:291 [Anzeiger der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Wien, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Klasse v. 44 (no. 17) (for 4 July 1907); ref. 18799] Tributary of Rio Prêto near Santa Rita de Cassia, about 11°00'S, 44°30'W, Bahia Province, Brazil. Lectotype: NMW 46783. Paralectotypes: NMW 46781-82 (19, 17), 46784 (3); ZMA 110479 [ex NMW 46784] (8). Type catalog: Nijssen et al. 1982:47 [ref. 19236], Ferraris 2007:120 [ref. 29155]. Lectotype selected by Nijssen & Isbrücker 1980:196 [ref. 6910]. •Valid as Corydoras multimaculatus Steindachner 1907 -- (Nijssen & Isbrücker 1980:196 [ref. 6910], Isbrücker & Nijssen 1992:13 [ref. 20559], Burgess 1989:366 [ref. 12860], Isbrücker 2001:230 [ref. 26805], Reis in Reis et al. 2003:300 [ref. 27061], Ferraris 2007:120 [ref. 29155], Tencatt et al. 2013:262 [ref. 32752], Espíndola et al. 2014:26 [ref. 33269], Tencatt & Pavanelli 2015:294 [ref. 35434], Tencatt & Ohara 2016:[13] [ref. 34353], Tencatt & Evers 2016:[11] [ref. 34387], Tencatt et al. 2016:[17] [ref. 34388], Silva et al. 2020:10 [ref. 37809]). Current status: Valid as Corydoras multimaculatus Steindachner 1907. Callichthyidae: Corydoradinae. Distribution: South America: Preto River basin (Bahia State, Brazil). Habitat: freshwater.

osteomystax, Ceratocheilus Miranda Ribeiro [A. de] 1918:644 [16], Pl. [Revista do Museu Paulista v. 10; ref. 3725] Rio Vermelho, Santa Rita das Anitas, Goiás State, Brazil. Holotype (unique): MZUSP [ex DZSASP] 2317. Type catalog: Britski 1969:205 [ref. 12401], Ferraris 2007:72 [ref. 29155]. On p. 16 of separate. •Synonym of Auchenipterus nuchalis (Spix & Agassiz 1829) -- (Burgess 1989:241 [ref. 12860]). •Valid as Auchenipterus osteomystax (Miranda Ribeiro 1918) -- (Ferraris & Vari 1999:439 [ref. 23953], Ferraris in Reis et al. 2003:474 [ref. 27061], López et al. 2003:55 [ref. 27366], Menni 2004:83 [ref. 28131], Ferraris 2007:72 [ref. 29155], Litz & Koerber 2014:18 [ref. 33622], Sarmiento et al. 2014:143, 189 [ref. 35004], Mirande & Koerber 2015:30 [ref. 35117], Bertaco et al. 2016:416 [ref. 34561], Koerber et al. 2017:46 [ref. 35267], Calegari et al. 2019:[96] [ref. 36961], Reis et al. 2020:464 [ref. 38364], Loureiro et al. 2023:124 [ref. 40506]). Current status: Valid as Auchenipterus osteomystax (Miranda Ribeiro 1918). Auchenipteridae: Auchenipterinae. Distribution: South America: La Plata River basin, Tocantins River, and several rivers in lower Amazon River basin (Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay and Uruguay). Habitat: freshwater.

pavimentatus, Arius Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1840:94 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 15; ref. 1008] Mumbai, India. Holotype (unique): MNHN B-0684. Type catalog: Bertin & Estève 1950:29 [ref. 19575], Ferraris 2007:105 [ref. 29155]. Type information: Daget 1984:513 [ref. 23265]. See also Valenciennes in Jacquemont 1844: Pl. 17 (fig. 2) [ref. 17872]. •Incorrectly treated as valid as Rita pavimentatus (Valenciennes 1840) -- (Talwar & Jhingran 1991:577 [ref. 20764] with wrong date, Menon 1999:197 [ref. 24904] with wrong date, Yadav 2003:19 [ref. 27711]). •Synonym of Rita gogra (Sykes 1839) -- (Jayaram 2006:15 [ref. 28762] wrongly dated to Valenciennes in Jacquemont 1832 [= 1844], Ferraris 2007:105 [ref. 29155], Grant 2020:24 [ref. 38010]). Current status: Synonym of Rita gogra (Sykes 1839). Ritidae. 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.

rioparanaibanus, Psalidodon Alves [R. de M.], Oliveira [I. H. R.], Pasa [R.] & Kavalco [K. F.] 2020:810, Fig. 3 [Biodiversity Journal v. 11 (no. 4); ref. 38167] Rita stream, Rio Paranaíba, Minas Gerais, Brazil, 19.187714°S, 46.236178°W. Holotype: LaGEEvo 4011 - L12. Paratypes: LaGEEvo. •Valid as Psalidodon rioparanaibanus Alves, Oliveira, Pasa & Kavalco 2020. Current status: Valid as Psalidodon rioparanaibanus Alves, Oliveira, Pasa & Kavalco 2020. Characidae: Stethaprioninae. Distribution: Rita stream, Paranaíba River drainage, upper Paraná River basin, Brazil. Habitat: freshwater.

rita, Pimelodus Hamilton [F.] 1822:165, 376, Pl. 24 (fig. 53) [An account of the fishes found in the river Ganges; ref. 2031] Bengal estuaries. No types known. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:106 [ref. 29155]. Hamilton's original illustration reproduced by Britz 2019:Pl. 92 [ref. 37532]. •Valid as Rita rita (Hamilton 1822) -- (Shrestha 1978:38 [ref. 15970], Coad 1981:15 [ref. 22348], Burgess 1989:66 [ref. 12860], Ataur Rahman 1989:190 [ref. 24860], Talwar & Jhingran 1991:578 [ref. 20764], Mo 1991:142 [ref. 19952], Ferraris 1999:21 [ref. 23839], Menon 1999:197 [ref. 24904], Rafique 2000:325 [ref. 25220], Mirza 2000:356 [ref. 25207], Karmakar 2000:32 [ref. 25662], Mirza 2003:17 [ref. 27265], Yadav 2003:19 [ref. 27711], Ataur Rahman 2003:210 [ref. 31338], Ng 2004:1 [ref. 27758], Jayaram 2006:19 [ref. 28762], Ferraris 2007:106 [ref. 29155], Shrestha 2008:152 [ref. 29923], Lal et al. 2017:80 [ref. 34862], Grant 2020:25 [ref. 38010], Kosygin et al. 2022:667 [ref. 40736], Çiçek et al. 2023:53 [ref. 40326]). Current status: Valid as Rita rita (Hamilton 1822). Ritidae. Distribution: South Asia: Pakistan, northern India, Nepal, Bangladesh and Myanmar. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

ritense, Heterogramma Haseman [J. D.] 1911:362, Pl. 70 [Annals of the Carnegie Museum v. 7 (nos 3-4) (18); ref. 12510] Rio Santa Rita at Santa Rita, River Paraguay system, Brazil. Holotype: FMNH 54187 [ex CM 2765a]. Paratypes: FMNH 54188 [ex CM 2765 b-d] (3). Type catalog: Henn 1928:96 [ref. 12305], Ibarra & Stewart 1987:46 [ref. 12367]. •Synonym of Apistogramma borellii (Regan 1906) -- (Britski et al. 1998:144 [ref. 24147], Kullander in Reis et al. 2003:612 [ref. 27061], Staeck 2003:21, 72 [ref. 27488], Litz & Koerber 2014:33 [ref. 33622], Mirande & Koerber 2015:56 [ref. 35117], Koerber et al. 2017:78 [ref. 35267], Hablützel & Huanto 2020:47 [ref. 37939]). Current status: Synonym of Apistogramma borellii (Regan 1906). Cichlidae: Cichlinae. Habitat: freshwater.

ritoides, Arius Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1840:92 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 15; ref. 1008] Bengal. Holotype (unique): MNHN B-0683. Type catalog: Bertin & Estève 1950:29 [ref. 19575], Ferraris 2007:106 [ref. 29155]. •Mention under Rita rita (Hamilton 1822) -- (Talwar & Jhingran 1991:578 [ref. 20764], Jayaram 2006:19 [ref. 28762]). •Synonym of Rita rita (Hamilton 1822) -- (Menon 1999:197 [ref. 24904], Ataur Rahman 2003:210 [ref. 31338], Ferraris 2007:106 [ref. 29155], Grant 2020:25 [ref. 38010]). Current status: Synonym of Rita rita (Hamilton 1822). Ritidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

sacerdotum, Rita Anderson [J.] 1879:864, Pl. 79 (fig. 3) [Anatomical and zoological researches; ref. 14265] Irrawaddy River at location of pagoda of Thingadow, 3rd Defile of Irrawaddy River, Myanmar. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1875.8.4.7 (dry, stuffed). Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:106 [ref. 29155]. •Questionably a synonym of Rita rita (Hamilton 1822) -- (Talwar & Jhingran 1991:578 [ref. 20764]). •Valid as Rita sacerdotum Anderson 1879 -- (Ferraris 1999:19 [ref. 23839], Ng 2004:1 [ref. 27758], Jayaram 2006:21 [ref. 28762], Ferraris 2007:106 [ref. 29155], Kottelat 2013:266 [ref. 32989], Lal et al. 2017:80 [ref. 34862], Grant 2020:26 [ref. 38010]). Current status: Valid as Rita sacerdotum Anderson 1879. Ritidae. Distribution: Southeast Asia: Irrawaddy, Sittang and Salween River basins (Myanmar and western Thailand). Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

santaeritae, Pygidium Eigenmann [C. H.] 1918:341, Pl. 52 (fig. 5) [Memoirs of the Carnegie Museum v. 7 (no. 5); ref. 1239] Rio Preto at Santa Rita, Brazil. Holotype (unique): FMNH 58577 [ex CM 7599]. Type catalog: Henn 1928:81 [ref. 12305], Ibarra & Stewart 1987:73 [ref. 12367], Ferraris 2007:423 [ref. 29155]. Originally as santae-ritae. •Valid as Trichomycterus santaeritae (Eigenmann 1918) -- (Burgess 1989:323 [ref. 12860], de Pinna & Wosiacki in Reis et al. 2003:284 [ref. 27061], Ferraris 2007:423 [ref. 29155], Costa et al. 2020:2919 [ref. 37529], Costa et al. 2020:81 [ref. 38088], Reis & de Pinna 2022:23 [ref. 39360], Vilardo et al. 2023:5 [ref. 40643]). Current status: Valid as Trichomycterus santaeritae (Eigenmann 1918). Trichomycteridae: Trichomycterinae. Distribution: South America: Rio Preto drainage, Paraíba do Sul River basin (Minas Gerais and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) endemic. Habitat: freshwater.

sykesii, Gogrius Day [F.] 1867:563 [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1867 (pt 2) (art. 7); ref. 1075] Kurnool and the Deccan, India. Syntypes and/or Day specimens: ZSI 1200 (1), 3107 (1, lost), ? BMNH 1867.5.30.10 (1). Type catalog: Whitehead & Talwar 1976:157 [ref. 23762], Ferraris 2007:105 [ref. 29155], Grant 2020:24 [ref. 38010]. Unneeded new name for Phractocephallus gogra Syker 1839 to avoid Strickland tautonymy. Reasons for loss of ZSI type specimens during WWII see Chopra 1947:349-350 [ref. 33077]. •Synonym of Rita pavimentata (Valenciennes 1840) -- (Menon 1999:197 [ref. 24904]). •Synonym of Rita gogra (Sykes 1839) -- (Jayaram 2006:15 [ref. 28762] as sykesi, Ferraris 2007:105 [ref. 29155], Grant 2020:24 [ref. 38010]). Current status: Synonym of Rita gogra (Sykes 1839). Ritidae. Habitat: freshwater.

trifasciatus, Hypsolebias Nielsen [D. T. B.], Martins [M.], Araujo [L. M. de], Lira [F. O. de] & Faour [A.] 2014:133, Figs. 1-2 [aqua, International Journal of Ichthyology v. 20 (no. 3); ref. 33451] Bahia, Santa Rita de Cássia, rio Preto, rio São Francisco basin, temporary pool at road BA-225, 11°02’33.1’’S, 4°18’25.4’’W, Brazil, altitude 450 meters. Holotype: ZUEC 8302. Paratypes: ZEUC 8303 (10). Fifth author originally appeared as Amer Four, corrected in erratum. •Valid as Hypsolebias trifasciatus Nielsen, Martins, Araujo, Lira & Faour 2014 -- (Silva et al. 2020:14 [ref. 37809]). Current status: Valid as Hypsolebias trifasciatus Nielsen, Martins, Araujo, Lira & Faour 2014. Rivulidae: Cynolebiinae. Distribution: South America: temporary pool, Rio Preto (Bahia State, Brazil). Habitat: freshwater.

vaillanti, Plecostomus Steindachner [F.] 1877:225 [9] [Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 76 (1. Abth.); ref. 14247] Rio Preto at Villa de Santa Rita, Bahia State, Brazil. Syntypes: (several) ?MCZ 7842 (2); NMW 44273 (1), 44276-77 (3, 1). Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:261 [ref. 29155]. On p. 9 of separate. •Valid as Hypostomus vaillanti (Steindachner 1877) -- (Isbrücker 1980:36 [ref. 2303], Burgess 1989:432 [ref. 12860], Isbrücker 2001:28, 31 [ref. 25653], Isbrücker 2002:20 [ref. 27178], Weber in Reis et al. 2003:363 [ref. 27061], Armbruster 2004:80 [ref. 27644], Ferraris 2007:261 [ref. 29155], Zanata et al. 2013:248 [ref. 32751], Zanata & Pitanga 2016:231 [ref. 34535] as vailanti, Ramos et al. 2017:8 [ref. 35396], Silva et al. 2020:11 [ref. 37809], Lustosa-Costa et al. 2022:16 [ref. 39190], Koerber et al. 2023:6 [ref. 40665]). Current status: Valid as Hypostomus vaillanti (Steindachner 1877). Loricariidae: Hypostominae. Distribution: South America: Preto River basin of São Francisco River drainage and middle Rio Parnaíba basin (Bahia State, Brazil). Habitat: freshwater.

zonatus, Cheilodipterus Smith [H. M.] & Radcliffe [L.] in Radcliffe 1912:443, Pl. 38 (fig. 1) [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 41 (no. 1868); ref. 3576] South end of Rita Island, Ulugan Bay, Palawan, Philippines. Holotype: USNM 70253. Paratypes: (1). •Valid as Cheilodipterus zonatus Smith & Radcliffe 1912 -- (Paxton et al. 1989:553 [ref. 12442], Randall et al. 1990:150 [ref. 15987], Gon 1993:54 [ref. 21133], Allen 1997:106 [ref. 23977], Allen 1999:2607 [ref. 24812], Allen in Randall & Lim 2000:614 [ref. 25122], Allen 2000:101 [ref. 25868], Allen & Erdmann 2012:378 [ref. 31980], Fricke et al. 2014:71 [ref. 33932], Mabuchi et al. 2014:198 [ref. 33426], Kuiter & Kozawa 2019:65 [ref. 36965]). Current status: Valid as Cheilodipterus zonatus Smith & Radcliffe 1912. Apogonidae: Apogoninae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Malaysia, Indonesia to Philippines and Solomon Islands, north to Sabah (Malaysia). Habitat: marine.