Notopteroidei

Notopteroidei
	Campylomormyrus tamandua
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Osteoglossiformes
Suborder:	Notopteroidei; Jordan, 1923
Subgroups
	†Laeliichthys; †Lopadichthys; †Ostariostoma; †Palaeonotopterus; †Sinoglossus?; Notopteridae (featherfin knives); Mormyroidea Gymnarchidae (aba); Mormyridae (elephantfishes); ;

Notopteroidei is a suborder of the order Osteoglossiformes that contains the extant families Gymnarchidae (aba), Notopteridae (feather backs and knifefish) and Mormyridae (elephantfishes), as well as several extinct taxa. The Mormyridae are weakly electric fishes, able to locate prey in turbid water.

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