Notopteroidei | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Osteoglossiformes |
Suborder: | Notopteroidei |
Families | |
Ostariostomidae (extinct) |
Ostariostomidae (extinct)
Notopteridae (featherfin knives)
Gymnarchidae (aba)
Lycopteridae (extinct)
Mormyridae (elephantfishes)
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.