This species grows to a length of 7.8 centimetres (3.1 in) TL.

C. conta is distributed in the Ganges and Brahmaputra drainages, India and Bangladesh.

[1] 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.

[2] This species occurs in rocky streams at the bases of hills.

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