Chitala lopis

Chitala lopis,[2] also known as the belida or giant featherback,[3] is an extinct species of freshwater fish, formerly endemic to the islands of Java and Sumatra in Indonesia. It inhabited lowland river mainstreams and tributaries with rocky and sunken wood bottoms, as well as forest-covered streams. It fed on smaller fishes, insects and vertebrates, mostly at night. It is now considered extinct.[1]

Chitala lopis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Osteoglossiformes
Family: Notopteridae
Genus: Chitala
Species:
C. lopis
Binomial name
Chitala lopis
Bleeker, 1851

References

  1. Ng, H.H. (2020). "Chitala lopis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T157719927A89815479. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-1.RLTS.T157719927A89815479.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2022). "Chitala lopis" in FishBase. 3 2022 version.
  3. Wibowo, Arif; Sulit, Virgilia T (2019). "Application of molecular techniques for sustainable management of inland fisheries: The experience of Indonesia". Fish for the People. 17 (1): 31–35. Retrieved 7 June 2023.


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