Notopteroidei

Notopteroidei is a suborder of the order Osteoglossiformes that contains the Gymnarchidae (aba), Notopteridae (feather backs and knifefish), mormyrids (the elephantfishes), as well as extinct families.[1]

Notopteroidei
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Actinopterygii
Order:
Osteoglossiformes
Suborder:
Notopteroidei
Families

Ostariostomidae (extinct)
Notopteridae (featherfin knives)
Gymnarchidae (aba)
Lycopteridae (extinct)
Mormyridae (elephantfishes)

References
  1. "Mikko's Phylogeny for Osteoglossiformes". Archived from the original on 2003-07-28.


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