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Bornean featherback

Chitala borneensis (Bleeker, 1851)

Status not recordedbony fish

The bornean featherback (Chitala borneensis) is a species in the family Notopteridae, order Osteoglossiformes.

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Quick facts about the bornean featherback

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the bornean featherback live?

Not recorded

Is the bornean featherback endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the bornean featherback classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderOsteoglossiformes
  5. familyNotopteridae
  6. genusChitala
  7. SpeciesChitala borneensis (Bleeker, 1851)

Synonyms Notopterus borneensis, Notopterus maculosus

Other names and names in other languages (4)
  • Indonesian featherbackEnglish
  • Belida KalimantanIndonesian
  • インドネシア・ナイフフィッシュJapanese
  • Peixe-faca-de-BornéuPortuguese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the bornean featherback

Other species in the same genus Chitala.

Featherback

Chitala chitala

NotopteridaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the bornean featherback?

The bornean featherback (Chitala borneensis) belongs to the family Notopteridae in the order Osteoglossiformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Bornean featherback (Chitala borneensis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/bornean-featherback

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“Bornean featherback (Chitala borneensis).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/bornean-featherback.

BibTeX
@misc{bornean_featherback_2026,
  title = {Bornean featherback (Chitala borneensis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/bornean-featherback},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}