Gymnarchus niloticus

**Gymnarchus niloticus**
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Instance of	taxon;
IUCN conservation status	Least Concern;
Common name
	English: Aba, Aba aba, Frankfish, Freshwater Rat-tail; azərbaycanca: Gymnarchidae; български: Нилски гимнарх; bamanankan: Negela; Deutsch: Großnilhecht; Thuɔŋjäŋ: Riäl; eʋegbe: Yɔ; فارسی: چاقوماهی آفریقایی; suomi: Nauhanorsukala; français: Gymnarque du Nil; Hausa: Zawo; עברית: דג סכין אפריקני; Bahasa Indonesia: Ikan aba aba; 日本語: ジムナーカス; 한국어: 김나르쿠스; lietuvių: Gimnarchas; polski: Gymnarchus nilowy; português: Aba-aba; Sängö: Mongböngö; svenska: Nilgädda; ไทย: ปลาไหลผีอะบาอะบา; українська: Гімнарх; Tiếng Việt: Cá phi đao; 中文: 裸臀魚科;
Taxonomy
Kingdom	Animalia
Subkingdom	Bilateria
Superphylum	Deuterostomia
Phylum	Chordata
Subphylum	Vertebrata
Infraphylum	Gnathostomata
Megaclass	Osteichthyes
Superclass	Actinopterygii
Class	Actinopteri
Subclass	Neopterygii
Infraclass	Teleostei
Megacohort	Osteoglossocephalai
Cohort	Osteoglossomorpha
Order	Osteoglossiformes
Family	Gymnarchidae
Genus	Gymnarchus
Species	Gymnarchus niloticus
Taxon author	Georges Cuvier, 1829
Authority file
	Q283274; National Library of Israel J9U ID: 987007545704105171; IUCN taxon ID: 181688; NCBI taxonomy ID: 42648; ITIS TSN: 161927; Encyclopedia of Life ID: 988111; GBIF taxon ID: 2402253; WoRMS-ID for taxa: 1022677; FishBase species ID: 4519; iNaturalist taxon ID: 101881; BOLD Systems taxon ID: 211171; IRMNG ID: 10448648
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Domain: Eukaryota • Regnum: Animalia • Phylum: Chordata • Subphylum: Vertebrata • Infraphylum: Gnathostomata • Superclassis: Osteichthyes • Classis: Actinopterygii • Subclassis: Neopterygii • Infraclassis: Teleostei • Superordo: Osteoglossomorpha • Ordo: Osteoglossiformes • Familia: Gymnarchidae • Genus: Gymnarchus • Species: Gymnarchus niloticus Cuvier, 1829

Vernacular names

English: Aba-aba
Deutsch: Großnilhecht
français: Gymnarque du Nil
lietuvių: Elektriniai unguriai
português: Aba-aba
ไทย: ปลาไหลผีอะบาอะบา

Note: For FishBase & ITIS & WoRMS, this is currently the only extant (living) species in the familia Gymnarchidae and the genus Gymnarchus.

FishBase link : species Gymnarchus niloticus Cuvier, 1829 (Mirror site1, 2, 3, 4); common names (mirror)

ITIS link: Gymnarchus niloticus Cuvier, 1829