Giant featherback
Chitala lopis
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- Scientific name
- Chitala lopis
- Family
- Notopteridae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Notopteridae
- Order
- Osteoglossiformes
- Synonyms
- Notopterus borneensis, Notopterus hypselonotus, Notopterus lopies, Notopterus lopis, Notopterus maculosus
Water
- Temperature
- 22–28 °C
- pH
- 6–8
- General hardness (GH)
- 2–15 °dGH
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 150 cm
Behavior
- Social life
- School
- Swimming level
- Bottom
Care
- Care difficulty
- Moderate
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Extinct (EX)
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