kapirat, Notopterus Lacepède [B. G. E.] 1800:189, 190 [Histoire naturelle des poissons (Lacepède) v. 2; ref. 2709] Ambon Island, Molucca Islands, Indonesia. No types known. Unnecessary replacement name for Gymnotus notopterus Pallas 1769. Also appeared in Sonnini 1803:402 (v. 5) [ref. 30473]. •Synonym of Notopterus notopterus (Pallas 1769) -- (Talwar & Jhingran 1991:64 [ref. 20764], Roberts 1992:363 [ref. 20012], Menon 1999:9 [ref. 24904], Ataur Rahman 2003:262 [ref. 31338], Kottelat 2013:32 [ref. 32989], Fuke et al. 2021:[3] [ref. 38221]). Replacement Name. Current status: Synonym of Notopterus notopterus (Pallas 1769). Notopteridae: Notopterinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.