Integrative taxonomy of the featherback fish genus Chitala (Osteoglossomorpha: Notopteridae) in Peninsular Malaysia

• Main Authors: Ruzman, Luqman Hakim, Jamaluddin, Jamsari Amirul Firdaus, Muhammad-Rasul, Abdullah Halim, Sukmono, Tedjo, Khaironizam, Md. Zain, Lavoue, Sebastien
• Format: Article
• Published: Wiley 2024
• Subjects: Q Science (General); QH Natural history; QL Zoology
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/46878/; https://doi.org/10.1111/zsc.12678
• Institution: Universiti Malaya

The taxonomy of the freshwater featherback fish genus Chitala (Osteoglossomorpha: Notopteridae) remains unsettled because delimiting and naming Chitala species based solely on morphology led to different hypotheses. In this study, we aim to determine the number and identity of Chitala species presen...