Royal knifefish
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Osteoglossiformes
Family: Notopteridae
Genus: Chitala
Species:
C. blanci
Binomial name
Chitala blanci
(d'Aubenton, 1965)

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.[1]

In the aquarium

The royal knifefish, often sold as the royal clown knifefish, is occasionally sold in the aquarium trade.

References

  1. 1 2 Vidthayanon, C. (2011). "Chitala blanci". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T4694A174778090. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T4694A174778090.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.


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