Notopterus

Notopterus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Osteoglossiformes
Family:	Notopteridae
Subfamily:	Notopterinae
Genus:	Notopterus ; Lacépède, 1800
Species
	N. notopterus (Pallas, 1769); N. synurus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)

Last updated May 21, 2025

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).^[1]

The genus was formerly monotypic, featuring only the tautonymous type species. However, genetic evidence recommended that the genus be split in 2020.^[2]

References

↑ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Notopterus". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 26 April 2025.
↑ Lavoué, S.; S. Z. Ghazali; J. A. F. Jamaluddin; S. A. M. Nor; K. M. Zain (1 July 2020). "Genetic evidence for the recognition of two allopatric species of Asian bronze featherback Notopterus (Teleostei, Osteoglossomorpha, Notopteridae)". Zoosystematics and Evolution. 96 (2): 449–454. doi: 10.3897/zse.96.51350 .

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[1] Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Notopterus". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 26 April 2025.

[2] Lavoué, S.; S. Z. Ghazali; J. A. F. Jamaluddin; S. A. M. Nor; K. M. Zain (1 July 2020). "Genetic evidence for the recognition of two allopatric species of Asian bronze featherback Notopterus (Teleostei, Osteoglossomorpha, Notopteridae)". Zoosystematics and Evolution. 96 (2): 449–454. doi: 10.3897/zse.96.51350 .

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