Animalia > Chordata > Osteoglossiformes > Notopteridae > Papyrocranus > Papyrocranus afer

Papyrocranus afer (Reticulate knifefish; Feather back)

Synonyms: Notopterus afer; Papyrochranus afer; Paryrocranus afer
Language: Adioukrou; Aizi; Creole, English; Czech; Danish; Finnish; German; Hausa; Ijo; Krio; Mandarin Chinese; Nupe; Wolof; Yoruba

Wikipedia Abstract

The reticulated knifefish, Papyrocranus afer, is a species of freshwater fish in family Notopteridae found in Middle and West Africa. It reaches a length of 80 cm (31 in).
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Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Omo Strict Natural Reserve Forest Reserve 328086 Nigeria  
Takamanda Forest Reserve National Park II 167041 Cameroon  

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Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0