Papyrocranus afer
creator: Bailly, Nicolas
date: 2026-08-30
language: en
license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
publisher: World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)
relation: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php
subject: Papyrocranus afer (Günther, 1868)
type: ScientificName
bibliographic citation: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Papyrocranus afer (Günther, 1868). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=581711 on 2026-08-30
created: 2011-10-06T12:55:28Z
modified: 2011-10-06T12:55:28Z
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rights holder: WoRMS Editorial Board
scientific name: Papyrocranus afer (Günther, 1868)
class: Teleostei
family: Notopteridae
genus: Papyrocranus
kingdom: Animalia
name published in: Günther, A. (1868). Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum. Catalogue of the Physostomi fish containing the families Heteropygii, Cyprinidae, Gonorhynchidae, Hyodontidae, Osteoglossidae, Clupeidae,... [thru]... Halosauridae, in the collection of the British Museum. Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum. v. 7: i-xx + 1-512.
name published in year: 1868
order: Osteoglossiformes
parent name usage ID: 270181
phylum: Chordata
scientific name authorship: (Günther, 1868)
specific epithet: afer
taxon rank: Species
taxonomic status: accepted