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Chitala lopis (Giant featherback)

Synonyms: Notopterus lopies; Notopterus lopis
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Wikipedia Abstract

The giant featherback (Chitala lopis) is a freshwater fish found in Southeast Asia, including Indochina, Malay Peninsula, Borneo, Sumatra and Java in Indonesia. It inhabits lowland river mainstreams and tributaries with rocky and sunken wood bottoms, as well as forest-covered streams. It feeds on smaller fishes, insects and vertebrates, mostly at night.
View Wikipedia Record: Chitala lopis

Endangered Species

Status: Extinct
View IUCN Record: Chitala lopis

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Danau Sentarum National Park 347674 Kalimantan, Indonesia  

Consumers

Parasitized by 
Notopterodiscoides belidus[1]
Notopterodiscoides ornatohamus[1]
Thaparocleidus platamauxili[1]
Thaparocleidus tasekensis[1]

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♦ 1Gibson, D. I., Bray, R. A., & Harris, E. A. (Compilers) (2005). Host-Parasite Database of the Natural History Museum, London
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0