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Scientific Name	**Notopterus notopterus** (Pallas, 1769)
Common Name	Bronzener Faehnchen-Messerfisch (Germany)
Type Locality	Ambon (Maluku, Indonesia) [erroneous, should be Java (Indonesia)].
Synonym(s)	Clupea synura, Glanis imberbis, Gymnotus notopterus, Mystus badgee, Mystus kapirat, Notopterus bontianus, Notopterus kapirat, Notopterus kopirot, Notopterus osmani, Notopterus pallasii, Notopterus primaevus, Osteoglossum cynurus
Species Information
Size	600mm or 23.6" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Habitat Information
Distribution	Asia: Indus, Ganges-Brahmaputra, Mahanadi, Krishna, Cauvery, and other river basins in southern India; Irrawaddy, and Salween; Meklong, Chao Phraya, Mekong and virtually all coastal river basins of peninsular Thailand and Malaysia; Sumatra and Java. Has never been reported in Borneo and is not present in the Red River basin of Tonkin (North Viet Nam).
IUCN Red List Category	Least Concern , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2019.
Husbandry Information
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	Spicilegia Zoologica v. 1 (fasc. 7), pp 40, Pl. 6 (fig. 2).
Registered Keepers	There is no registered keeper.
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Spotters	Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is no record of this fish being seen.
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Last Update	2025 Jan 01 12:36 (species record created: 2013 Sep 07 22:20)