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reaches a maximum length of 122 cm (48 in), but more commonly reaches about 75 cm (30 in). It is overall silvery in color. Unlike all its relatives, it usually has a series of golden or silvery bars along the back, resulting in a faint striped appearance. Additionally, it has a
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860:Fish described in 1822
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489:Retrieved 24 May 2014
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572:at Wikimedia Commons
518:"Chital Macher Jhol"
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336:Chital Maccher Peti
54:Conservation status
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218:, Bengali: চিতল,
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354:In religion
348:West Bengal
290:Description
244:Brahmaputra
200:F. Hamilton
829:Categories
549:(in Thai).
547:huexonline
378:References
350:in India.
340:Bangladesh
310:C. chitala
299:C. chitala
284:C. chitala
228:Bangladesh
527:14 August
316:C. ornata
275:C. ornata
224:knifefish
169:Species:
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101:Eukaryota
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617:Q5432290
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366:of Lord
360:Hinduism
256:Mahanadi
240:Pakistan
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121:Chordata
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364:avatars
323:As food
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127:Class:
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372:Matsya
368:Vishnu
252:Ganges
238:, and
220:chitol
216:sitawl
202:, 1822
807:WoRMS
742:IRMNG
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344:Assam
303:Assam
248:Indus
236:Nepal
232:India
226:from
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768:IUCN
755:ITIS
716:GBIF
708:2078
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