Thousand dollar knife fish  (Chitala chitala)

IUCN Red List species status – Near Threatened
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Facts – Thousand dollar knife fish

Also known as: clown knife fish, featherback
Synonyms: Mystus chitala
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassActinopterygii
OrderOsteoglossiformes
FamilyNotopteridae
GenusChitala (1)

Status – Thousand dollar knife fish

The thousand dollar knife fish is classified as Near Threatened (NT) on the IUCN Red List (1).

Description – Thousand dollar knife fish

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References

  1. IUCN Red List (August, 2011)
    http://www.iucnredlist.org
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Thousand dollar knife fish, lateral view
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