Royal knifefish
| Royal knifefish | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| 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 fish in the Notopteridae family 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
- ↑ Kottelat, M. 1996. Chitala blanci. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 4 August 2007.
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