Indochinese Featherback

Chitala blanci

The Indochinese Featherback (Chitala blanci) is a tropical freshwater fish of the family Notopteridae. It lives on the bottom. It grows to 120 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: 120 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 blanci

Quick answers

Indochinese Featherback size: how big does it get?: It grows to 120 cm (standard length, tail fin excluded).
Indochinese Featherback water parameters: what does it need?: Temperature 20–28 °C, pH 6.0–8.0, hardness 2–15 °dGH.
Indochinese Featherback: is it endangered?: The IUCN Red List rates it Near Threatened.