| Clown featherback | |
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| Sub-adult specimen | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Osteoglossiformes |
| Family: | Notopteridae |
| Genus: | Chitala |
| Species: | C. ornata
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| Binomial name | |
| Chitala ornata J. E. Gray, 1831
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The clown featherback (Chitala ornata), also known as the clown knifefish and spotted knifefish, is a nocturnal species of tropical fish with a long, knife-like body. This knifefish is native to freshwater habitats in Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, Laos, Macau, Thailand, and Vietnam,[2] but it has also been introduced to regions outside its native range.[1] It is one of the world's most invasive species.
It is often seen in aquaculture and the aquarium trade, where it is frequently confused with Chitala chitala; the latter species is very rare in the aquarium trade.[3][4] The clown featherback reaches 1 m (3.3 ft) in length,[2] outgrowing all but the largest aquaria, yet it is popular.[3]
- ^ a b Vidthayanon, C. (2012). "Chitala ornata". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. IUCN: e.T181056A1693604. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T181056A1693604.en. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Chitala ornata". FishBase. May 2014 version.
- ^ a b Seriously Fish: Chitala ornata. Retrieved 24 May 2014
- ^ Seriously Fish: Chitala chitala. Retrieved 24 May 2014