Chitala chitala: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the chitala chitala lives – recorded in 2 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Chitala chitala
Group	Bony fish
Status	Near threatened (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	2 countries
Continents	Asia
Class	Ray-finned fish
Order	Osteoglossiformes
Family	Notopteridae

Where does the chitala chitala live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the chitala chitala in 2 countries and territories across Asia.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the chitala chitala endangered?

The chitala chitala’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Near threatened” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the chitala chitala?

The chitala chitala (Chitala chitala) is a ray-finned fish in the order Osteoglossiformes and the family Notopteridae, genus Chitala. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the chitala chitala

Chitala chitala (Assamese: চিতল sitawl, Bengali: চিতল, chitol) is a knifefish from Bangladesh, India, Nepal, and Pakistan, found in the Brahmaputra, Indus, Ganges and Mahanadi River basins. It is sometimes known as the Indian featherback or Indian knifefish. In the past, it frequently included several related Chitala species, but these are now regarded as separate species. The main species confused with this species is C. ornata (clown featherback or clown knifefish); a Southeast Asian species seen regularly in the aquarium trade. The true C. chitala is very rare in the aquarium trade.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Chitala chitala (revision 1362510814), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q5432290 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).