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Notopteridae
The family Notopteridae contains 11 species of osteoglossiform (bony-tongued) fishes, commonly known as featherbacks and knifefishes. These fishes live in freshwater or brackish environments in Africa and West, South, East and Southeast Asia.
Notopterus notopterus
species of fish
Chitala chitala
species of fish
Chitala
Chitala is a genus of fish of the family Notopteridae. This genus contains six species, some of which are important in aquaculture and the aquarium industry. They are commonly known as the Asian knifefishes or featherbacks. They are native to freshwater in South East and Southeast Asia.
Chitala lopis
species of fish
Xenomystus nigri
species of fish
Papyrocranus afer
species of fish
Papyrocranus
Papyrocranus is a genus of freshwater fishes in family Notopteridae found in Middle and West Africa.
Papyrocranus congoensis
species of fish
Chitala hypselonotus
species of fish
Chitala borneensis
species of fish
Notopterus
Notopterus is a genus of fishes in family Notopteridae found in South Asia:Pakistan, India, Nepal and Bangladesh (N. synurus) and Southeast Asia: Myanmar, Indonesia, Malaysia, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam (N. notopterus).