Indian Featherback
Chitala chitala
- Near threatened
- Card rarity: Uncommon
- Fish
Chitala chitala is a knifefish from Bangladesh, India, Nepal, and Pakistan, found in the Brahmaputra, Indus, Ganges and Mahanadi River basins. It is sometimes known as the Indian featherback or Indian knifefish. In the past, it frequently included several related Chitala species, but these are now regarded as separate species. The main species confused with this species is C. ornata ; a Southeast Asian species seen regularly in the aquarium trade. The true C. chitala is very rare in the aquarium trade.
Classification
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Osteoglossiformes
- Family
- Notopteridae
- Genus
- Chitala