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Chitala lopis (Bleeker, 1851)

Giant featherback
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> Osteoglossiformes (Bony tongues) > Notopteridae (Featherbacks or knifefishes) > Notopterinae
Etymology: Chitala: Bangladesh local name.
More on author: Bleeker.

Issue
Considered extinct by IUCN in 2019.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ekologi

; sötvatten bottenlevande. Tropical

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Considered extinct by IUCN in 2019.

Asia: Borneo, Sumatra and Java in Indonesia, Malaya, and Thailand (Ref. 7050). Found in the Mekong basin (Ref. 12693).

Size / Vikt / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 150 cm SL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 7050)

Short description Bestämningsnycklar | Morfologi | Morfometri

Jaws increasing in length throughout life, extending far beyond posterior margin of eye in large specimens; small juveniles with slightly oblique bars on body and anal fin; larger juveniles and adults with plain body, overall silvery to bronze in life (Ref. 43281).

Biologi     Ordlista (t.ex. epibenthic)

Obligate air-breathing (Ref. 126274); Inhabits mainstreams and forest streams (Ref. 58784). Feeds on fishes, probably has a crepuscular or nocturnal activity pattern (Ref. 12693). Other food of this species includes insects and small vertebrates (Ref. 58784).

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Roberts, T.R., 1992. Systematic revision of the old world freshwater fish family Notopteridae. Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 2(4):361-383. (Ref. 7431)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Extinct (EX) ; Date assessed: 29 August 2019

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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Estimates based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5166   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00447 (0.00242 - 0.00825), b=2.98 (2.81 - 3.15), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref. 93245).
Trofisk nivå (Ref. 69278):  4.5   ±0.80 se; based on food items.
Resiliens (Ref. 120179):  Låg, lägsta populationsfördubblingstid 4,5-14 år (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Very high vulnerability (90 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref. 124155):  Calcium = 61.8 [20.0, 209.0] mg/100g; Iron = 1.36 [0.48, 4.20] mg/100g; Protein = 17.2 [15.4, 19.1] %; Omega3 = 0.284 [0.113, 0.726] g/100g; Selenium = 102 [35, 244] μg/100g; VitaminA = 50.1 [10.2, 265.8] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.695 [0.362, 1.536] mg/100g (wet weight);