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Family: Notopteridae Featherbacks or knifefishes



(See list of species below)


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Photo by Warren, T.

Asia
Max. Length 120 cm SL
Chitala blanci (d'Aubenton, 1965)

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Chitala blanci
[Indochina featherback]
No picture found

Max. Length 39.3 cm SL
 
Chitala borneensis
[]

Photo by Mahalder, B.

Asia
Max. Length 122 cm SL
Chitala chitala (Hamilton, 1822)

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Chitala chitala
[Clown knifefish]
No picture found

Max. Length 100 cm TL
 
Chitala hypselonotus
[]

Photo by Jean-Francois Helias / Fishing Adventures Thailand

Considered extinct by IUC
Max. Length 150 cm SL
Chitala lopis (Bleeker, 1851)

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Chitala lopis
[Giant featherback]

Photo by Ramani Shirantha

Asia
Max. Length 100 cm SL
Chitala ornata (Gray, 1831)

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Chitala ornata
[Clown featherback]

Photo by Sen, S.K.

Asia
Max. Length 60 cm SL
Notopterus notopterus (Pallas, 1769)

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Notopterus notopterus
[Bronze featherback]

Photo by Kaladjian, M.

Africa
Max. Length 80 cm TL
Papyrocranus afer (Günther, 1868)

Photo by Photo by Kaladjian, M.
 
Papyrocranus afer
[Reticulate knifefish]
No picture found

Max. Length 29.2 cm SL
 
Papyrocranus congoensis
[]

Photo by Kaladjian, M.

Africa
Max. Length 30 cm SL
Xenomystus nigri (Günther, 1868)

Photo by Photo by Kaladjian, M.
 
Xenomystus nigri
[African knifefish]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Chitala blanci Indochina featherback Asia 120 SL 1965
Chitala borneensis Asia 39.3 SL 1851
Chitala chitala Clown knifefish Asia 122 SL 1822
Chitala hypselonotus Asia 100 TL 1852
Chitala lopis Giant featherback Considered extinct by IUC 150 SL 1851
Chitala ornata Clown featherback Asia 100 SL 1831
Notopterus notopterus Bronze featherback Asia 60 SL 1769
Papyrocranus afer Reticulate knifefish Africa 80 TL 1868
Papyrocranus congoensis Africa 29.2 SL 1932
Xenomystus nigri African knifefish Africa 30 SL 1868



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