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Chitala 
Chitala chitala Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Osteoglossiformes Family: Notopteridae Genus: Chitala
Fowler, 1934Species see text
Chitala is a genus of fish in the Notopteridae family. This genus contains 6 species, in which there are important aquaculture and aquarium species. They are commonly known as the Asian knifefishes or featherbacks.
The largest fish in the genus (and also the family) is Chitala lopis, which grows to a length of 5 feet (1.5 meters). Other well known species are the Clown Knifefish (C. chitala) and the Indochina knifefish (C. blanci).
Species
- Chitala blanci (d'Aubenton, 1965) (Indochina featherback)
- Chitala borneensis (Bleeker, 1851)
- Chitala chitala (F. Hamilton, 1822) (Clown knifefish)
- Chitala hypselonotus (Bleeker, 1852)
- Chitala lopis (Bleeker, 1851) (Giant featherback)
- Chitala ornata (J. E. Gray, 1831) (Clown featherback)
References
- Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2011). Species of Chitala in FishBase. June 2011 version.
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