Notopterus notopterus (Pallas, 1769)
Synonyms
Gymnotus notopterus sp.n. Pallas, 1769: 40, pl. 6, fig. 2,
Notopterus kapirat : Hamilton, 1822: 238, 382,
Notopterus kapirat : Schneider in Bloch und Schneider, 1801: 426,
Mystus badgee : Sykes, 1841: 376, pl. 67, fig. 2,
Notopterus pallasii : Valenciennes in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1848: 130,
Notopterus bontianus : Valenciennes in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1848:147, pl. 613,
Notopterus primaevus : Günther, 1876: 439, pl. 19,
Notopterus notopterus : Weber and de Beaufort, 1913: 8; Smith, 1945: 59.
Etymology
(gr.) to not . on : back, surface; (gr.) to pter . on : feather, wing; refers to the small, feather like dorsal fin.