African knifefish
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The common name African knifefish belongs to at least two fish species, including:
- Gymnarchus niloticusGymnarchus niloticusGymnarchus niloticus – commonly known as the aba, aba aba, frankfish, freshwater rat-tail or African knifefish – is an electric fish, and the only species in the genus Gymnarchus and the family Gymnarchidae within the order Osteoglossiformes...
, the only member of family Gymnarchidae - Xenomystus nigriXenomystus nigriXenomystus nigri, the African Brown Knife Fish or African Knife Fish, is the only species in the genus Xenomystus of the family Notopteridae. This fish inhabits coastal river basins in Sierra Leone, Liberia, Togo, Benin and Cameroon...
, a member of family NotopteridaeNotopteridaeThe family Notopteridae contains eight species of osteoglossiform fishes, commonly known as featherbacks and knifefishes. They are small fishes living in freshwater or brackish environments in Africa and South-east Asia....