Chitala lopis

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

Chitala lopis, [2] also known as the belida or giant featherback, [3] is a species of freshwater fish, endemic to the islands of Java and Sumatra in Indonesia. It inhabits lowland river mainstreams and tributaries with rocky and sunken wood bottoms, as well as forest-covered streams. It feeds on smaller fishes, insects and vertebrates, mostly at night. The species was declared to be extinct on 2020, but rediscovered at the type locality in 2023. [4]

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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.
  4. Wibowo, A; Haryono, H; Kurniawan, K; Prakoso, VA; Dahruddin, H; Surbani, IL; Jaya, YY; Sudarsono, S; Rochman, F; Muslimin, B; Sukmono, T (2023). "Rediscovery of the giant featherback Chitala lopis (Notopteridae) in its type locality resolves decades of taxonomic confusion". Endangered Species Research. 52: 285–301. doi: 10.3354/esr01281 .