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| Species: | C. blanci |
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| Chitala blanci (d'Aubenton, 1965) | |
The royal knifefish or Indochina featherback, Chitala blanci, is a species of fish in the family Notopteridae found in the Mekong basin in Cambodia, Laos, Thailand and Vietnam.[2]
In the aquarium
The royal knifefish, often sold as the royal clown knifefish, is occasionally sold in the aquarium trade.
References
- ^ Vidthayanon, C. (2011). "Chitala blanci". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T4694A11088295. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T4694A11088295.en.
- ^ Kottelat, M. 1996. Chitala blanci. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Archived 27 June 2014 at the Wayback Machine Downloaded on 4 August 2007.