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Taxon: Family Notopteridae Bleeker, 1851 - featherfin knifefishes (fish)
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Types

Type: Notopterus (Genus) Lacépède, 1800 Ref: R. Fricke et al. (eds.), 2021: 9 Apr 2025; [<13 May 2025]. [inferred]

Vernacular Names (Dutch)

Full name: mesvissen
: chitala's Ref: B. Grzimek (ed.), 1973-1975

Vernacular Names (English)

Full name: featherfin knifefishes Ref: J.S. Nelson et al., 2016: 158; ECoF(4 Feb 2025).
: featherbacks Ref: W.N. Eschmeyer, 1998: 2452; ECoF(4 Feb 2025).
: Old World knifefishes Ref: J.S. Nelson et al., 2016: 158.
: knifefishes Ref: W.N. Eschmeyer, 1998: 2452.
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