Clown Knifefish
Chitala chitala
The Clown Knifefish (Chitala chitala) is a tropical freshwater fish of the family Notopteridae. It lives on the bottom. It grows to 122 cm (standard length, tail fin excluded). The IUCN Red List rates it Near Threatened. In the aquarium it is kept at 20–28 °C.
- Size
- 122 cmstandard length, tail fin excluded
- Temperature
- 20–28 °C
- pH
- 6.0–8.0
- Climate zone
- Tropical
In the aquarium
Temperature20–28 °C
pH6.0–8.0
Hardness2–15 °dGH
In the wild
- Water type
- Freshwater
- Climate zone
- Tropical
- Habitat
- On the bottom
- Aquarium trade
- Traded commercially
Conservation status
Classification
- OrderOsteoglossiformes
- FamilyNotopteridae
- GenusChitala
- SpeciesChitala chitala
Quick answers
- Clown Knifefish size: how big does it get?
- It grows to 122 cm (standard length, tail fin excluded).
- Clown Knifefish water parameters: what does it need?
- Temperature 20–28 °C, pH 6.0–8.0, hardness 2–15 °dGH.
- Clown Knifefish: is it endangered?
- The IUCN Red List rates it Near Threatened.
Related species
Sources
The figures on this page are compiled from the references below.