Humped featherback: Chitala chitala
Systematic position Phylum: ChordataClass: Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes) Order: Osteoglossiformes (bonytongues) Family: Notopteridae (featherfin knifefishes or Old World knifefishes) Genus: Chitala Species: C. chitala
Synonyms Mystus chitala Hamilton, 1822 Notopterus chitala Day, 1878
Common names: Chital (Bangladesh); Humped featherback (English); Clown knifefish (Fishbase).
Distribution: Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Myanmar and Philippines (Bhuiyan, 1964; Talwar and Jhingran, 1991).
