Mystus chitala is a Senior Synonym of Chitala chitala.

Chitala chitala (Hamilton, 1822)

Clown Knifefish - Chital - Native Fish - Wild (Freshwater)

view: Lateral [Mohsin, 2019b]

Systematic Position: [2]

Kingdom	:	Animalia
Phylum	:	Chordata
Class	:	Teleostei
Order	:	Osteoglossiformes
Family	:	Notopteridae
Genus	:	Chitala
Species	:	Chitala chitala

Common Names:

English	:	Clown Knifefish[729] Humped Featherback[729]
Bangla	:	Chital[5] Chityal[729] Chitla[729]

Synonyms:

Mystus chitala buchanani Valenciennes, 1848 Sep
Mystus chitala Hamilton, 1822
Notopterus chitala (Hamilton, 1822)
Chitala cliltula (Hamilton, 1822)
Notopterus chilata (Hamilton, 1822)
Notopterus maculatus Valenciennes, 1832
Notopterus buchanani Valenciennes, 1848 Sep
Chitala lopis (Non Bleeker, 1851)

Maximum Length and Weight:

49 cm (TL) ^[5] 122 cm (TL) ^[6]

Inter-Length Relationship:

Head length : Total length = 1 : 4.8-5.2 ^[347]
Body height : Total length = 1 : 3.3-3.8 ^[347]
Eye Diameter : Head length = 1 : 6.5-7.8 ^[347]
Head length : Total length : Standard length = 1 : 4.4-4.6 : 4-4.3 ^[5]
Body height : Total length : Standard length = 1 : 3.8-4 : 3.5-3.7 ^[5]
Eye Diameter : Head length = 1 : 8-9 ^[5]
Snout length : Eye diameter = 1 : 1 ^[5]
Eye Diameter : Snout length = 1 : 1 ^[5]
Eye Diameter : Inter orbial width = 1 : 1 ^[5]
Inter orbial width : Eye Diameter = 1 : 1 ^[5]

Taxonomic Formula:

D. 9; P₁. 15-16; P₂. 6; A. 115-120 ^{[Rahman, 2005]}
B viii-K; D 9-10; P 15-16; V 5-6; L.ls 180-190; L.tr 21-25/34-37 ^{[Bhuiyan, 1964]}
B VIII-IX; D 9-10 (1-2/7-2); A 110-125 (135); P 15-16; V 5-6; C 12-14; L.ls 180-190; L.tr 21-25/34-37 ^{[Shafi and Quddus, 1982]}
D 9-10; V 6 ^{[Talwar and Jhingran, 1991]}

Scales:

Data not available

Chemistry:

Data not available

Conservation Status:

Global	:	Near Threatened (NT)	(Version 3.1) [518]
Bangladesh	:	Endangered (EN)	(Version 3.1) [214]

Occurrence/Distribution:

Global	:	Bangladesh[70] India[6] Nepal[134] Pakistan[597] Sri Lanka[890] Cambodia[431]
Bangladesh	:	Gacher dahar beel, Sylhet[5] Padma river, Rajshahi[274] Chalan beel, Natore[490] Sunamganj haor region, Sunamganj[729] Kaptai reservoir (Kaptai lake), Rangamati[753] Mahananda River, Chapainawabganj[775] River Choto Jamuna, Naogaon[9] Meghna river, Narsingdi[781] Dhepa river, Dinajpur[779] Borulia haor, Kishoreganj[794] Someshwari river, Netrokona[806] Jamunashwori river, Rangpur[808] Nabaganga river, Narail[809] Sandha river, Pirojpur[810] Bangshi River, Dhaka[1024] Tanguar Haor, Sunamganj[1025] Punarbhaba, Dinajpur[1161] Balla beel, Moulvibazar[1168] Titas river, Brahmanbaria[1169] Betna river, Satkhira[1201] Ghaghat river, Gaibandha[1202] Sandha river, Pirojpur[1206] Belua river, Pirojpur[1207] Agunmukha river, Patuakhali[1208] Agunmukha river, Patuakhali[1208] Bishkhali river, Jhalakathi[816]

Habitat and Environment:

Habitat:
River, Haor, Baor, Beel ^[347]

Environment:

Parameters	Units	Minimum	Maximum	Optimum	Ref.
Temperature	-	-	-	-	-
pH	-	-	-	-	-
DO	-	-	-	-	-
Free CO2	-	-	-	-	-

Breeding Maturity:

First breeding maturity at-
2 Year for Male in India and 62 cm in TL for Male in India ^[1035]
3 Year for Female in India and 75.5 cm in TL for Female in India ^[1035]

Breeding Season: (red background)

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

[274]

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

[347]

Fecundity:

Data not available

Food and Feeding Habit:

Diet composition (%): Data not available

Importance:

Production and Marketing:
Production/Harvesting Season: Data not available
Harvesting Gears:
Seine net, Fixed net, Cast net ^[792]
Market price:
350-400 BDT/kg (Size: 60-80 cm, Weight: 1-2 kg, Place: Noakhali, Bangladesh) ^[792]