Notopteridae
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Notopteridae is a family of freshwater fishes commonly known as featherbacks or knifefishes, characterized by their elongated, laterally compressed bodies and continuous undulating anal fins.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Notopteridae canonical | 2 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fish family
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| activityPattern | mostly nocturnal ⓘ |
| bodyShape |
elongated
ⓘ
laterally compressed ⓘ |
| class | Actinopterygii ⓘ |
| commercialUse |
aquarium trade
ⓘ
food fish ⓘ |
| commonName |
featherbacks
ⓘ
knifefishes ⓘ |
| containsGenus |
Chitala
ⓘ
Notopterus ⓘ Papyrocranus ⓘ Kryptopterus ⓘ
surface form:
Xenomystus
|
| diet | carnivorous ⓘ |
| distribution |
Africa
ⓘ
Asia ⓘ |
| ecologicalNiche | inland waters ⓘ |
| finConfiguration |
long anal fin extending along ventral margin
ⓘ
reduced or absent caudal fin ⓘ |
| finMovement | undulating anal fin ⓘ |
| finType | continuous anal fin ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Cenozoic ⓘ |
| habitat | freshwater ⓘ |
| hasSpecies |
Chitala chitala
ⓘ
Chitala ⓘ
surface form:
Chitala ornata
Notopterus ⓘ
surface form:
Notopterus notopterus
Papyrocranus ⓘ
surface form:
Papyrocranus afer
Gnathonemus petersii ⓘ
surface form:
Xenomystus nigri
|
| includesAirBreathingSpecies | true ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| locomotion | anal fin undulation ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Congo River
ⓘ
surface form:
Congo River basin
Ganges Basin ⓘ
surface form:
Ganges River basin
Mekong River ⓘ
surface form:
Mekong River basin
Nile Basin ⓘ
surface form:
Nile River basin
|
| notableMorphology | knife-like body outline ⓘ |
| order | Osteoglossiformes ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| reproduction | oviparous ⓘ |
| sensoryAdaptation | well-developed lateral line ⓘ |
| skeletonType | bony fish ⓘ |
| swimBladder | well developed ⓘ |
| taxonRank | family ⓘ |
| usesSwimBladderFor |
respiration assistance
ⓘ
sound production ⓘ |
| waterType | tropical freshwater ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.