Formerly known as Notopterus chitala
Size
Up to 40" (1 metre), but rarely more than 24" (60cm) in aquaria ...
Geographic Distribution
Notopterus notopterus
Data provided by FishBase.org
Scientific Classification ...
Notopterus chitala is best suited to large display tanks or public aquaria
by Mike McEwan ...
Notopterus
Distribution: Asia, found in India, Thailand, Borneo, Malaysia and Sumatra. General body form. Long knifelike bodies. There are two Nasel tentacles above the large, toothed mouth.
Genus Notopterus
Genus Papyrocranus
Reticulate Knifefish, Papyrocranus afer (Günther, 1868).
Papyrocranus congoensis (Nichols & La Monte, 1932).
Synonyms: Notopterus nigri, Gunther, 1868.
First import: Gemany, 1909, By K. Siggelkow.
Description: See picture, the fish can easily be recognized since it's the only species without a dorsal fin.
Synonyms: Notopterus nigri, Notopterus nili
Family: Rhamphichthyidae
Order: Gymnotiformes ...
Clown Knives (Notopterus chitala) are not terribly aggressive, and are again prone to being attacked by some of the more assertive species. They generally prefer live foods, and sometimes accept frozen.
Knifefish, Clown Notopterus chitala 24" 75-80
OK with fish of similar size; once adapted hardy and long lived; provide hiding spots; most active at night; quarrelsome among themselves.
Clown Knifefish ((Notopterus) Chitala ornata)
Black Ghost Knife Fish (Apteronotus albifrons)
Spot-Finned Spiny Eel (Macrognathus siamensis) ...
(Orchid Notho - Killifish) TFH Apr 91 Notobranchius steinforti (killifish) TFH Sep 90 Notopterus chitala (clown knife) TFH Jun 81 Notopterus notopterus (Knifefish) TFH Sep 80 Ophthalmotilapia boops TFH Apr 90 Ophthalmotilapia ventralis heterodonta ...
SYN : Notopterus chitala
PD : This elongated fish is high-backed with a long fin formed by the connection of the anal and caudal fins. The body color is silver-gray with four to ten distinct, black ocelli on the rear part of the body.
Notopterus or Xenomystus spp.) that was never added intentionally to the aquarium suddenly cruising the tank at night.
It is for those aquarists who purchased a clown knife (Notopterus chitala) and now find the care and upkeep of the animal to be burdensome, and who toyed with the idea of eating their pet, that I write this month's column. Why not eat the beast?
Order of fish (part of the superorder Osteoglossiformes) includes fish such as the Featherback (Notopterus) and bony tongues (Arapaima)
Osteoglossiformes (2) ...
 See also: Fish, Species, Water, Aquarium, Clown Knife
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