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Notopteridae

4 fish on EveryFish name Notopteridae among their families.

WorldFeatherbacks and knifefishes Freshwater bony-tongued fishes with long anal finsOther · Rivers and lakes

🇹🇭 Thailand and 4 moreClown featherback Large tropical freshwater fish with a knife-shaped body and spotted pattern.Other · Rivers and lakes

🇱🇦 Laos and 3 moreBronze featherback A freshwater fish from South and Southeast Asia used for food.Other · Rivers and lakes

Photo credits on this page

The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.

Featherbacks and knifefishes: Henry Sullivan Thomas, Public domain, source
Clown featherback: Mistvan, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Bronze featherback: Swaine (printer), Public domain, source

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