Notopteroidei

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

Notopteroidei is a sub-order of the group Osteoglossiformes that contains the Notopteridae (feather backs and knifefish) and mormyrids (the elephantfishes) as well as extinct families.^[1]

[edit] References

1. ^ Mikko's Phylogeny for Osteoglossiformes.