Chitala chitala

Chitala chitala

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Osteoglossiformes 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Kingdom: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: ParaHoxozoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Olfactores
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii
Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri
Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai
Supercohort: Osteoglossocephala
Cohort/Superordo: Osteoglossomorpha
Ordo: Osteoglossiformes

Familia: Notopteridae
Genus: Chitala
Species:

Name

Chitala chitala (Hamilton, 1822)

Synonymy

  • Notopterus chitala

References

  • Chitala chitala in FishBase,
    Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds.) 2025. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication, www.fishbase.org, version 02/2024.

Vernacular names

  • অসমীয়া: চিতল মাছ
  • বাংলা: চিতল
  • English: Clown knifefish
  • Bahasa Indonesia: Ikan lopis, Ikan belida
  • svenska: Kitala
  • தமிழ்: அம்பட்டன்வாளை
  • ไทย: ปลากรายอินเดีย
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