Giant featherback (Chitala lopis)

Scientific name: Chitala lopis Bleeker, 1851

Giant featherback (Chitala lopis)

The Giant featherback (Chitala lopis) is a freshwater fish of the family Notopteridae. Native range: Asia, Borneo, Sumatra and Java in Indonesia, Malaya, and Thailand. Found in the Mekong basin. Protected in Indonesia as Notopterus sp.

Biology

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.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Chitala lopis
Family
Notopteridae (Featherbacks or knifefishes)
Order
Osteoglossiformes (Bony tongues)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
150
Environment
Freshwater; demersal
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Asia: Borneo, Sumatra and Java in Indonesia, Malaya, and Thailand. Found in the Mekong basin. Protected in Indonesia as Notopterus sp..
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
Very Low, minimum population doubling time more than 14 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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