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Sumatran Featherback (Chitala hypselonotus)
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Ecological Illustration of Sumatran Featherback (Chitala hypselonotus)
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Notopteridae

Sumatran Featherback

Chitala hypselonotus

Notopterid Fish Reaching One Hundred Centimeters

  • Tropical
  • Regional distribution
  • Freshwater fish
  • Southeast Asia
  • Large
  • Tropical fish

Chitala hypselonotus is a species of knifefish found in freshwater habitats in Borneo and Sumatra in southeast Asia.

Class
Teleosts
Order
Bonytongues
Family
Notopteridae
Genus
Chitala
Water type
Freshwater
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