FEATHERBACK GIANT (Chitala lopis)

A giant featherback caught in Thailand with Angling Thailand of Jean Francois Helais (www.anglingthailand.com)

Angler  Benchawan Thiansungnoen with a superb featherback caught in Thailand

Tim Webb with a 29 lb - 13.6 kg featherback caught in Thailand.

Giant Featherback Video:

Featherbacks have slender, elongated, bodies, giving them a knife like appearance. They are predaro fishes and can grow up to 22 lb  - 10 kg.
Featherbacks live in all Asia; in particular in Malaysia, Sumatra and Java, Borneo, in Indonesia and Thailand. this predator fish is found in all the Mekong basin.

DISTRIBUTION:	Asia
MAX SIZE:	22 lb / 10 kg
MAX LENGTH:	55 inch / 140 cm
MAX AGE:	Unknown
ENVIRONMENT:	Freshwater