Genus

Notopterus

Species: 1
Photographed: 1 of 1
Difficulty rated: 1 of 1

Where the name comes fromEdit

from the Ancient Greek νῶτον (nôton), meaning 'back', and πτερόν (pterón), meaning 'wing, feather', in reference to the small, quill-like dorsal fin.

Notopterus notopterusBronze Featherback

Pallas, 1769

The bronze featherback, Notopterus notopterus, is an air-breathing notopterid from the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia. Also called 'Asian knifefish' or 'ghost knifefish' in the trade, it grows to 600 mm and arguably has no place in the ornamental hobby given its adult size and specialised requirements. The single species in Notopterus is likely to represent a complex of closely-related species.

Difficult

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