Conta conta, the Conta catfish, is a species of South Asian river catfish. This species grows to a length of TL. Distribution and habitat C. conta is distributed in the Ganges and Brahmaputra drainages, India and Bangladesh. C. conta is also listed to originate from Bhareli and Mahananda Rivers, northeast Bengal, Garo Hills, Meghalaya; and Bangladesh; and also Sarda River, Uttar Pradesh. This species occurs in rocky streams at the bases of hills. References Erethistidae Fish of Asia Fish of India Fish of Bangladesh Taxa named by Francis Buchanan-Hamilton Fish described in 1822