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Chitala ornata (Gray, 1831)

Clown featherback
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Cambodia country information

Common names: Kaey, Kray, Trey krai
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: commercial | Ref: Rainboth, W.J., 1996
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Occurs in the Mekong basin (Ref. 12693) and Tonle Sap and Great Lake (Ref. 33813). Observed in Stung Treng market (Ref. 10431). Individuals from the Great Lake are shipped on ice to markets in Thailand (Ref. 12693). Also Ref. 27732, 36686.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/cb.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Rainboth, W.J., 1996
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Osteoglossiformes (Bony tongues) > Notopteridae (Featherbacks or knifefishes) > Notopterinae
Etymology: Chitala: Bangladesh local name.
  More on author: Gray.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Freshwater; pelagic; potamodromous (Ref. 51243).   Tropical; 24°C - 28°C

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences |
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