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WoRMS taxon details

Notopteridae Bleeker, 1851

AphiaID

154643 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:154643)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Family

Parent

Osteoglossiformes

Direct children (12)

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Subfamily Notopterinae Bleeker, 1851
1. Genus Chitala Fowler, 1934
2. Genus Notopterus Lacepède, 1800
3. Genus Chilata Fowler, 1934 accepted as Chitala Fowler, 1934 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
4. Genus Chitara Fowler, 1934 accepted as Chitala Fowler, 1934 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
5. Genus Glanis Gronow in Gray, 1854 accepted as Notopterus Lacepède, 1800 (unaccepted > junior homonym, uncertain)
Subfamily Xenomystinae Greenwood, 1963
1. Genus Papyrocranus Greenwood, 1963
2. Genus Xenomystus Günther, 1868
3. Genus Papyrochranus Greenwood, 1963 accepted as Papyrocranus Greenwood, 1963 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
4. Genus Paryrocranus Greenwood, 1963 accepted as Papyrocranus Greenwood, 1963 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
5. Genus Xenomystes Günther, 1868 accepted as Xenomystus Günther, 1868 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)

Environment

~~marine~~, ~~brackish~~, fresh, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

Not documented

Taxonomic citation

Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Notopteridae Bleeker, 1851. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=154643 on 2026-07-09

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2005-04-19 07:59:47Z

created

Appeltans, Ward

2015-04-17 08:48:21Z

changed

Bailly, Nicolas

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Nomenclature

basis of record Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2026). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2026., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]

Taxonomy

taxonomy source Van Der Laan, R.; Eschmeyer, W. N.; Fricke, R. (2014). Family-group names of Recent fishes. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 3882(1): 1-230., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3882.1.1 [details] Available for editors