Bronze featherback

For other species formerly included in Notopterus, see Chitala.

Bronze featherback
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Osteoglossiformes
Family: Notopteridae
Genus: Notopterus
Lacépède, 1800
Species:
N. notopterus
Binomial name
Notopterus notopterus
(Pallas, 1769)
Red:extant , Green: introduced
Synonyms
  • Notopterus bontianus Valenciennes, 1848
  • Notopterus kapirat Lacepède, 1800
  • Notopterus osmani Rahimullah & Das, 1991
  • Notopterus pallasii Valenciennes, 1848

The bronze featherback (Notopterus notopterus) is a ray-finned fish in the family Notopteridae found in South and Southeast Asia. Although primarily found in fresh water, it has been known to enter brackish water.[2] At present, it is the only member of the genus Notopterus,[3] but as currently defined, it is likely a species complex.[1]

  1. ^ a b Ng, H.H. (2020). "Notopterus notopterus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T166433A60584003. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-1.RLTS.T166433A60584003.en. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Notopterus notopterus". FishBase. February 2022 version.
  3. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Notopterus". FishBase. February 2022 version.