Species
There are ten species in four genera:
Family Notopteridae
- Genus Chitala
- Chitala blanci (Indochina featherback)
- Chitala borneensis (Indonesian featherback)
- Chitala chitala (Clown knifefish)
- Chitala hypselonotus
- Chitala lopis (Giant featherback)
- Chitala ornata (Clown featherback)
- Genus Notopterus
- Notopterus notopterus (Bronze featherback)
- Genus Papyrocranus
- Papyrocranus afer (Reticulate knifefish)
- Papyrocranus congoensis
- Genus Xenomystus
- Xenomystus nigri (African knifefish)
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