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Royal knifefish
Conservation status

Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)
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.

In the aquarium

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

References

  1. ^ 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.
Taxon identifiers
Chitala blanci


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