Chitala chitala

Chitala chitala

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Osteoglossiformes

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii Infraclassis: Teleostei Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai Supercohort: Osteoglossocephala Cohort/Superordo: Osteoglossomorpha Ordo: Osteoglossiformes

Familia: Notopteridae
Genus: Chitala
Species: Chitala chitala

Name

Chitala chitala (Hamilton, 1822)

Synonymy

• Notopterus chitala

References

• Chitala chitala in FishBase,
  Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds.) 2025. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication, www.fishbase.org, version 02/2024.

Vernacular names

• অসমীয়া: চিতল মাছ
• বাংলা: চিতল
• English: Clown knifefish
• Bahasa Indonesia: Ikan lopis, Ikan belida
• svenska: Kitala
• தமிழ்: அம்பட்டன்வாளை
• ไทย: ปลากรายอินเดีย

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