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African Knife Fish

Xenomystus nigri (Günther 1868)

Scientific Names

Preferred Names

Xenomystus nigri (Günther 1868)
Species recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from FishBase in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Notopterus nili Steindachner 1881
Species recognized by GBIF national node type records Germany
Xenomystus nigri
Species recognized by wikipedia 中文维基百科, wikipedia NL, wikipedia POL, wikipedia VI, wikipedia FI, Benin Species List, Cameroon Species List, Central African Republic Species List, Democratic Republic of the Congo Species List, Gabon Species List, Nigeria Species List, Republic of the Congo Species List, Sierra Leone Species List, Togo Species List, wikipedia EU, Gulf of Guinea Species List, and NCBI
Xenomystus nigri
Recognized by AnAge articles, FAO Fishery Statistics, and Furui 2020
Xenomystus nigri (Günther 1868)
Species recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, GBIF classification, and GBIF national node type records UK
Notopterus nili
Species recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz
Xenomystus nigri
Species recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz, wikipedia DE, wikipedia IT, wikipedia PT, wikipedia FR, wikipedia EN, Wikidata Common Names, Wikipedia (inferred records), Wikimedia Commons, Barcode of Life Data Systems, and Global Biotic Interactions
Xenomystus nigri
Recognized by Flickr Group, AnAge, and Fishbase
Xenomystus nigri (Günther 1868)
Species recognized by IUCN, Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023, iNaturalist, Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy, and Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test

Alternative Names

Notopterus nigri Günther 1868
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from FishBase in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Notopterus nili Steindachner 1881
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from FishBase in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Notopterus nigri Günther 1868
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
Notopterus nili Steindachner 1881
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
Notopterus nigri
Synonym according to Fishbase
Notopterus nigri Günther 1868
Invalid according to Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy
Notopterus nigri Günther 1868
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Notopterus nigri Günther 1868
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Notopterus nili Steindachner 1881
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Notopterus nili Steindachner 1881
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023 and Fishbase
Xenomystes nigri
Synonym according to Fishbase

Common Names

English

African knifefish
prefer
Recognized by AnAge and Fishbase
African knife fish
prefer
Recognized by Fishbase
African knife-fish
prefer
Recognized by Fishbase
False featherback
prefer
Recognized by Fishbase
African Knife Fish preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
African Knife-fish
prefer
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
African Knifefish
prefer
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
False Featherback
prefer
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Belarusian

Рыба-нож preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Bulgarian

африкански лъжегръбопер preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Chinese

光背魚 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Czech

Nožovec africký preferred
Recognized by Fishbase
Nožovec černý
prefer
Recognized by Fishbase
Xenomystus africký
prefer
Recognized by Fishbase

Danish

Barrygget knivbladfisk preferred
Recognized by Fishbase

Dutch; Flemish

Afrikaanse mesvis preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Estonian

Must ebasulgselg preferred
Recognized by Fishbase

Finnish

Teräkala preferred
Recognized by Fishbase and Wikidata Common Names

French

Poisson couteau
prefer
Recognized by Fishbase
Poisson Couteau preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

German

Afrikanischer Messerfisch preferred
Recognized by Fishbase and Wikidata Common Names

Hausa

Dolajo preferred
Recognized by Fishbase

Japanese

アフリカンナイフ preferred
Recognized by Furui 2020

Kanuri

Bele bunyi preferred
Recognized by Fishbase

Polish

Brzeszczotek czarny preferred
Recognized by Fishbase and Wikidata Common Names

Portuguese

Peixe-faca africano preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Russian

спинопер ложный preferred
Recognized by Fishbase
Ksenomist
prefer
Recognized by Fishbase

Sango

Perêngê preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Swedish

Afrikansk knivfisk preferred
Recognized by Fishbase and Wikidata Common Names

Thai

ปลากรายแอฟริกา preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Vietnamese

Cá dao châu Phi preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Yoruba

Felefele preferred
Recognized by Fishbase
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Curated hierarchies for Xenomystus nigri (Günther 1868)

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Actinopterygii
Neopterygii
Teleostei
Osteoglossomorpha
Osteoglossiformes
Notopteridae
Xenomystus
Xenomystus nigri (Günther 1868) (this page)

Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023

Biota
Animalia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Actinopterygii
Osteoglossiformes
Notopteridae
Xenomystus
Xenomystus nigri (Günther 1868) (this page)

Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Actinopterygii
Neopterygii
Teleostei
Osteoglossomorpha
Osteoglossiformes
Notopteridae
Xenomystus
Xenomystus nigri (Günther 1868) (this page)

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Actinopterygii
Neopterygii
Teleostei
Osteoglossomorpha
Osteoglossiformes
Notopteridae
Xenomystus
Xenomystus nigri (Günther 1868) (this page)

GBIF classification

Animalia
Chordata
Actinopterygii
Osteoglossiformes
Notopteridae
Xenomystus Günther 1868
Xenomystus nigri (Günther 1868) (this page)

Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy

Animalia
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Actinopterygii
Teleostei
Osteoglossomorpha
Osteoglossiformes
Notopteroidei
Notopteroidea
Notopteridae
Xenomystus Günther 1868
Xenomystus nigri (Günther 1868) (this page)

IUCN

Animalia
Chordata
Actinopterygii
Osteoglossiformes
Notopteridae
Xenomystus nigri (Günther 1868) (this page)
Chitala blanci (d'Aubenton 1965)
Chitala borneensis (Bleeker 1851)
Chitala chitala (Hamilton 1822)
Chitala hypselonotus (Bleeker 1852)
Chitala lopis (Bleeker 1851)
Chitala ornata (Gray 1831)
Notopterus notopterus (Pallas 1769)
Papyrocranus afer (Günther 1868)
Papyrocranus congoensis (Nichols & La Monte 1932)

NCBI

root
cellular organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Teleostomi
Euteleostomi
Actinopterygii
Actinopteri
Neopterygii
Teleostei
Osteoglossocephalai
Osteoglossocephala
Osteoglossomorpha
Osteoglossiformes
Notopteridae
Xenomystus
Xenomystus nigri (this page)

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Olfactores
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Actinopterygii
Osteoglossiformes
Notopteridae
Notopterus
Notopterus nili (this page)
Notopterus bontianus
Notopterus chitala
Notopterus fontanesii
Notopterus hypselonotus
Notopterus kapirat
Notopterus lopis
Notopterus notopterus
Notopterus osmani
Notopterus pallasii
Notopterus primaevus

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Olfactores
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Actinopterygii
Osteoglossiformes
Notopteridae
Xenomystus
Xenomystus nigri (this page)
Xenomystus gobio
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