Taxonomy Profile: Notopteridae

Notopteridae: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Family
Synonym(s):
Common Name(s):
knifefishes []
featherbacks []
cuchillos de pluma []
featherfin knifefishes []
poissons-couteaux à nageoire plumeuse []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Notopteridae: Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom : Animalia
animals |
Animal |
animaux |
Subkingdom : Bilateria
Infrakingdom : Deuterostomia
Phylum : Chordata
chordates |
cordado |
cordés |
Subphylum : Vertebrata
vertebrates |
vertebrado |
vertébrés |
Infradivision : Gnathostomata
Superclass : Actinopterygii
ray-finned fishes |
spiny rayed fishes |
poisson épineux |
poissons à nageoires rayonnées |
Class : Teleostei
Superorder : Osteoglossomorpha
Order : Osteoglossiformes
bonytongues |
Suborder : Notopteroidei
Superfamily : Notopteroidea
Family : Notopteridae
knifefishes |
featherbacks |
cuchillos de pluma |
featherfin knifefishes |
poissons-couteaux à nageoire plumeuse |
Notopteridae Direct Children(s):
Notopterus
(Lacepède 1800)
Xenomystus
(Günther 1868)
Chitala
(Fowler 1934)
Papyrocranus
(Greenwood 1963)
Notopteridae: References
Expert(s):
Source(s):
Source:
NODC Taxonomic Code
Acquired:
1996-07-29
Notes:
Reference for:
Notopteridae
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Nelson, Joseph S.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1994-01-01 / 1994-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Fishes of the World, Third Edition
Page(s):
xvii + 600
Publisher:
John Wiley and Sons
Publication Place:
New York, New York, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
0-471-54713-1/
Notes:
Reference for:
Notopteridae
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Riehl, R., and H. A. Baensch
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1989-01-01 / 1989-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Aquarium Atlas
Page(s):
992
Publisher:
Hans A. Baensch
Publication Place:
Melle, Germany
ISBN/ISSN:
3-88244-050-3/
Notes:
Reference for:
Notopteridae
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Robins, Richard C., Reeve M. Bailey, Carl E. Bond, James R. Brooker, Ernest A. Lachner, et al.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1991-01-01 / 1991-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
World Fishes Important to North Americans Exclusive of Species from the Continental Waters of the United States and Canada
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
American Fisheries Society Special Publication, no. 21
Page(s):
243
Publisher:
American Fisheries Society
Publication Place:
Bethesda, Maryland, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
0-913235-54-7/0097-0638
Notes:
0-913124-54-7 (cloth)
Reference for:
Notopteridae
Notopteridae: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Notopteridae: Comments