Species Hierarchy
Kingdom ANIMAL (ANIMALIA)
Phylum BACKBONED ANIMALS (CHORDATA)
Class FISH - BONEY (TELEOSTOMI)
Order ARAWANAS, MOONEYES, AND FEATHERBACKS (OSTEOGLOSSIFORMES)
Family FISH - FEATHER FINS (NOTOPTERIDAE)
Common name: KNIFEFISH - BANDED
Scentific name: NOTOPTERUS CHITALA

Location: SHEDD AQUARIUM, IL, USA

Species Info:

This lifeform is found in the region from northern India towards Malaysia.

Banded Knifefish (Notopterus chitala) is now found in freshwater from India to Australia. This species can be up to three feet in length.

The knife fishes or featherbacks (Notopteridae) family is found in tropical Africa and tropical Southeast Asia.

Bony fish, Class Teleostomi, are a class of chordates that  include the majority of fish-like animals found on earth. They  are characterized by a bony jaw and a bony skeleton. They are  found in both fresh and marine waters.

Backboned Animals (Phylum Chordata) are the most advanced group of animals on earth. These animals are characterized by having a spinal cord or backbone. Most members have a clearly defined brain that controls the organism through a spinal cord. Fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals are in this phylum.

Currently, some taxonomists believe that the fish should be divided into two groups (sharks and regular fishes) and that there are some other primitive groups in the phylum such as hagfish or lampreys.

Animal Kingdom contains numerous organisms that feed on other animals or plants. Included in the animal kingdom are the lower marine invertebrates such as sponges and corals, the jointed legged animals such as insects and spiders, and the backboned animals such as fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals.

 

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