Indochina featherback

Chitala blanci

Near Threatened Notopterid Fish of the Mekong Basin

White
Tropical
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
Southeast Asia
Fusiform
Large
Tropical fish

The royal knifefish or Indochina featherback (Chitala blanci) is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Notopteridae found in the Mekong basin in Cambodia, Laos, Thailand and Vietnam.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Bonytongues
Family: Notopteridae
Genus: Chitala
Maximum length: 120 cm
Water: Freshwater
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Asia: mainstream of the Mekong in Thailand, Laos and Cambodia and the lower course of some tributaries.
Conservation status: NTNear Threatened

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