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	<dwc:Kingdom>Animalia</dwc:Kingdom>
	<dwc:Phylum>Chordata</dwc:Phylum>
	<dwc:Class>Teleostei</dwc:Class>
	<dwc:Order>Osteoglossiformes</dwc:Order>
	<dwc:Family>Notopteridae</dwc:Family>
	<dwc:Genus>Xenomystus</dwc:Genus>
	<dwc:ScientificName>Xenomystus nigri (Günther, 1868)</dwc:ScientificName>
	<commonName xml:lang='pl'>Brzeszczotek czarny</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang='cs'>Nožovec africký</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang='cs'>Nožovec černý</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang='cs'>Xenomystus africký</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang='da'>Barrygget knivbladfisk</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang='de'>Afrikanischer Messerfisch</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang='en'>African knife fish</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang='en'>African knifefish</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang='en'>African knife-fish</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang='en'>False featherback</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang='et'>Must ebasulgselg</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang=''>Nfabla</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang='fi'>Teräkala</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang='fr'>Poisson couteau</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang='ha'>Dolajo</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang='kr'>Bele bunyi</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang=''>Patapen</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang='ru'>Ksenomist</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang='ru'>спинопер ложный</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang='sv'>Afrikansk knivfisk</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang='yo'>Felefele</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang=''>Bantala</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang=''>Canda planty</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang=''>Fak</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang=''>Imbeembe</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang=''>Ipelepele</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang=''>K-bopoh</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang=''>Loembe</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang=''>Lombembe</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang=''>Mamafirgo</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang=''>Momafrigo</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang=''>Patapan</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang=''>光背魚</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang=''>光背鱼</commonName>
	<synonym relationship='synonym'>Notopterus nigri Günther, 1868</synonym>
	<synonym relationship='synonym'>Notopterus nili Steindachner, 1881</synonym>
	<synonym relationship='synonym'>Xenomystes nigri (Günther, 1868)</synonym>
	<dcterms:created>1992-02-14</dcterms:created>
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