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Chitala chitala (Bengali: চিতল, Assamese: চিতল "sitol", Tamil: அம்பட்டன்வாளை, சொட்டைவாளை or அம்புட்டன் வாழ) is a knifefish from Bangladesh, India, Nepal and Pakistan, where found in the Indus, Ganges-Brahmaputra and Mahanadi River basins. It is sometimes known as the Indian featherback. In the past it frequently included several related Chitala species, but these are now regarded as separate species. The main species confused with this species is C. ornata (clow

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