Species FAO code: ONN

Notopterus notopterus

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Commercial designations
Production methods and fishing gears
Species distribution and habitat
Species description
Combined Nomenclature

Commercial designations

Country	Commercial designations	Names accepted or permitted locally or regionally
Austria	de Bronzener Federrücken	–
Denmark	da Almindelig knivbladfisk	–
Germany	de Bronzener Federrücken	–
Italy	it Pesce lama	–
Sweden	sv Silverknivfisk	–

Main production methods

Caught
Farmed

Main fishing gears

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Notopterus notopterus (Pallas, 1769)

Habitat

Freshwater
Brackish water

FAO major fishing areas

List item: Asia - Inland waters

Area 4 - Asia - Inland waters

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Notopterus notopterus (Pallas, 1769)

Scientific name

Notopterus notopterus

Author

(Pallas, 1769)

Rank

Species

FAO code

ONN

Morphological description

Distinguishable by its plain brown adult coloration and the convex or only slightly concave dorsal head profile; juveniles (<5 cm SL) with dark bars on the whole body (Ref. 27732); preopercular scale rows 6-8 (Ref. 7431); silvery-white with numerous fine grey spots on body and head (Ref. 4832).

Taxonomic classification

ClassActinopterygii
- OrderOsteoglossiformes
  - FamilyNotopteridae
    - GenusNotopterus
      - SpeciesNotopterus notopterus

Synonyms

Clupea synura Bloch & Schneider, 1801
Mystus kapirat (Lacepède, 1800)
Notopterus osmani Rahimullah & Das, 1991
Glanis imberbis Gronow, 1854
Notopterus kopirot Lacepède, 1800
Gymnotus notopterus Pallas, 1769
Notopterus pallasii Valenciennes, 1848
Notopterus kapirat Lacepède, 1800
Notopterus primaevus Günther, 1876
Mystus badgee Sykes, 1839
Osteoglossum cynurus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
Notopterus bontianus Valenciennes, 1848

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Notopterus notopterus (Pallas, 1769)

An annually revised goods classification scheme used in EU for the purposes of customs duty and foreign trade statistics. The scheme is based on the Harmonized System nomenclature, further extended with Community subdivisions. Each subdivision is identified by an eight-digit numerical code. Read more: Combined Nomenclature

03 — CHAPTER 3 - FISH AND CRUSTACEANS, MOLLUSCS AND OTHER AQUATIC INVERTEBRATES
- 0301 — Live fish
  - Other live fish
    - 0301 99 — Other
      - Freshwater fish
        0301 99 18 — Other
- 0302 — Fish, fresh or chilled, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 0304
  - Other fish, excluding livers and roes
    - 0302 89 — Other
      - 0302 89 10 — Freshwater fish
- 0303 — Fish, frozen, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 0304
  - Other fish, excluding livers and roes
    - 0303 89 — Other
      - 0303 89 10 — Freshwater fish
- 0304 — Fish fillets and other fish meat (whether or not minced), fresh, chilled or frozen
  - Fresh or chilled fillets of other fish
    - 0304 49 — Other
      - 0304 49 10 — Freshwater fish
  - Other, fresh or chilled
    - 0304 59 — Other
      - 0304 59 10 — Freshwater fish
  - Frozen fillets of other fish
    - 0304 89 — Other
      - 0304 89 10 — Freshwater fish
  - Other, frozen
    - 0304 99 — Other
      - Other
        0304 99 21 — Freshwater fish

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Notopterus notopterus

Commercial designations

Main production methods

Main fishing gears

Seines

Surrounding nets and lift nets

Habitat

FAO major fishing areas

Area 4 - Asia - Inland waters