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species

Reticulated Knifefish
Papyrocranus afer (Günther, 1868)

kingdom Animalia - animals » phylum Chordata - chordates » class Actinopterygii - ray-finned fishes » order Osteoglossiformes » family Notopteridae - knifefishes or featherbacks » genus Papyrocranus

Scientific synonyms

Notopterus afer Günther, 1868
Papyrochranus afer (Günther, 1868)
Paryrocranus afer (Günther, 1868)
Notopterus afer congensis (non Nichols & LaMonte, 1932)

Other names

= African Featherfin

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IUCN category 2024-1:	Least Concern
Data last updated: 2025-03-02 01:58:36

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Author: Johannes Pfleiderer

Links and literature

FishBase [5063]

Froese R., Pauly D. (eds.): FishBase [http://www.fishbase.org]

AQUATAB. World Wide Web electronic publication 2025 [species/19327]

Plíštil J. (Ed.) (2001-2025): AQUATAB. World Wide Web electronic publication [http://aquatab.net] [as Papyrocranus afer (Günther, 1868)]
Data retrieved on: 25 March 2025

IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2024-1 [181889]

IUCN Red List of Threatened Species [http://www.iucnredlist.org/] [as Papyrocranus afer (Günther, 1868)]
Data retrieved on: 29 January 2024

Hanel L., Novák J. (2001): České názvy živočichů V. Ryby a rybovití obratlovci (Pisces), 2. Nozdratí (Sarcopterygii), paprskoploutví (Actinopterygii) /mnohoploutví (Polypteriformes) – bezostní (Clupeiformes), Národní muzeum, (zoologické odd.), Praha, 64 pp. [as Papyrocranus afer (Günther, 1868)]
Data retrieved on: 5 June 2013

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