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Knife fish / Indian feather back
Species: Chitala Chitala
Chitol
It reaches maxmum lenght of 122 cm. It is silvery in color. Found in Indus, Ganges - Bramaputra and Mahanadi river basin IT is obligate, typically nocturnal, predator feeding on smaller fishes
Bengali - Chital
Tamil - Ambattan vallai, Sotai vallai
