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Chitala chitala, the Glossary

Chitala chitala (Assamese: চিতল sitawl, Bengali: চিতল, chitol) is a knifefish from Bangladesh, India, Nepal, and Pakistan, found in the Brahmaputra, Indus, Ganges and Mahanadi River basins.^[1]

20 relations: Assam, Avatar, Bangladesh, Brahmaputra River, Chitala, Clown featherback, Francis Buchanan-Hamilton, Ganges, Hinduism, India, Indus River, Karachi, Mahanadi, Matsya, Nepal, Notopteridae, Pakistan, Southeast Asia, Vishnu, West Bengal.
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Assam

Assam is a state in northeastern India, south of the eastern Himalayas along the Brahmaputra and Barak River valleys.

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Avatar

Avatar is a concept within Hinduism that in Sanskrit literally means.

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Bangladesh

Bangladesh, officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia.

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Brahmaputra River

The Brahmaputra is a trans-boundary river which flows through Tibet (China), Northeastern India, and Bangladesh.

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Chitala

Chitala is a genus of fish of the family Notopteridae. Chitala chitala and Chitala are Notopteridae.

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Clown featherback

The clown featherback (Chitala ornata), also known as the clown knifefish and spotted knifefish, is a nocturnal species of tropical fish with a long, knife-like body.

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Francis Buchanan (15 February 1762 – 15 June 1829), later known as Francis Hamilton but often referred to as Francis Buchanan-Hamilton, was a Scottish surgeon, surveyor and botanist who made significant contributions as a geographer and zoologist while living in India.

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Ganges

The Ganges (in India: Ganga,; in Bangladesh: Padma). "The Ganges Basin, known in India as the Ganga and in Bangladesh as the Padma, is an international river which goes through India, Bangladesh, Nepal and China." is a trans-boundary river of Asia which flows through India and Bangladesh. The -long river rises in the western Himalayas in the Indian state of Uttarakhand.

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Hinduism

Hinduism is an Indian religion or dharma, a religious and universal order by which its followers abide.

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India

India, officially the Republic of India (ISO), is a country in South Asia.

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Indus River

The Indus is a transboundary river of Asia and a trans-Himalayan river of South and Central Asia.

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Karachi

Karachi (کراچی) is the capital city of the Pakistani province of Sindh.

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Mahanadi

The Mahanadi River is a major river in East Central India.

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Matsya

Matsya (lit) is the fish avatar of the Hindu god Vishnu.

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Nepal

Nepal, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked country in South Asia.

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Notopteridae

The family Notopteridae contains 10 species of osteoglossiform (bony-tongued) fishes, commonly known as featherbacks and knifefishes.

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Pakistan

Pakistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country in South Asia.

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Southeast Asia

Southeast Asia is the geographical southeastern region of Asia, consisting of the regions that are situated south of China, east of the Indian subcontinent, and northwest of the Australian mainland, which is part of Oceania.

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