diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index e5909f577..9962dfb32 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 
 ## PyNWB 2.8.3 (Upcoming)
 
+### Enhancements
+- Formally defined and renamed `ElectrodeTable` as the `ElectrodesTable` neurodata_type. @mavaylon1 [#1890](https://github.com/NeurodataWithoutBorders/pynwb/pull/1890)
+
 ### Performance
 - Cache global type map to speed import 3X. @sneakers-the-rat [#1931](https://github.com/NeurodataWithoutBorders/pynwb/pull/1931)
 
diff --git a/src/pynwb/ecephys.py b/src/pynwb/ecephys.py
index 3187cca4a..aa13d9d54 100644
--- a/src/pynwb/ecephys.py
+++ b/src/pynwb/ecephys.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import warnings
 from collections.abc import Iterable
 
-from hdmf.common import DynamicTableRegion
+from hdmf.common import DynamicTableRegion, DynamicTable, VectorData
 from hdmf.data_utils import DataChunkIterator, assertEqualShape
 from hdmf.utils import docval, popargs, get_docval, popargs_to_dict, get_data_shape
 
@@ -37,6 +37,60 @@ def __init__(self, **kwargs):
             setattr(self, key, val)
 
 
+@register_class('ElectrodesTable', CORE_NAMESPACE)
+class ElectrodesTable(DynamicTable):
+    """A table of all electrodes (i.e. channels) used for recording. Introduced in NWB 3.0.0. Replaces the "electrodes"
+    table (neurodata_type_inc DynamicTable, no neurodata_type_def) that is part of NWBFile."""
+
+    __columns__ = (
+        {'name': 'location', 'description': 'Location of the electrode (channel).', 'required': True},
+        {'name': 'group', 'description': 'Reference to the ElectrodeGroup.', 'required': True},
+        {'name': 'group_name', 'description': 'Name of the ElectrodeGroup.', 'required': False })
+
+    @docval({'name': 'x', 'type': VectorData, 'doc':'x coordinate of the channel location in the brain',
+             'default': None},
+            {'name': 'y', 'type': VectorData, 'doc':'y coordinate of the channel location in the brain',
+             'default': None},
+            {'name': 'z', 'type': VectorData, 'doc':'z coordinate of the channel location in the brain',
+             'default': None},
+            {'name': 'imp', 'type': VectorData, 'doc':'Impedance of the channel, in ohms.', 'default': None},
+            {'name': 'filtering', 'type': VectorData, 'doc':'Description of hardware filtering.', 'default': None},
+            {'name': 'rel_x', 'type': VectorData, 'doc':'x coordinate in electrode group', 'default': None},
+            {'name': 'rel_y', 'type': VectorData, 'doc':'xy coordinate in electrode group', 'default': None},
+            {'name': 'rel_z', 'type': VectorData, 'doc':'z coordinate in electrode group', 'default': None},
+            {'name': 'reference', 'type': VectorData, 'default': None,
+             'doc':'Description of the reference electrode and/or reference scheme used for this electrode'},
+            *get_docval(DynamicTable.__init__, 'id', 'columns', 'colnames'))
+    def __init__(self, **kwargs):
+        kwargs['name'] = 'electrodes'
+        kwargs['description'] = 'metadata about extracellular electrodes'
+
+        # optional fields
+        keys_to_set = (
+            'x',
+            'y',
+            'z',
+            'imp',
+            'filtering',
+            'rel_x',
+            'rel_y',
+            'rel_z',
+            'reference')
+        args_to_set = popargs_to_dict(keys_to_set, kwargs)
+        for key, val in args_to_set.items():
+            setattr(self, key, val)
+
+        super().__init__(**kwargs)
+
+    def copy(self):
+        """
+        Return a copy of this ElectrodesTable.
+        This is useful for linking.
+        """
+        kwargs = dict(id=self.id, columns=self.columns, colnames=self.colnames)
+        return self.__class__(**kwargs)
+
+
 @register_class('ElectricalSeries', CORE_NAMESPACE)
 class ElectricalSeries(TimeSeries):
     """
diff --git a/src/pynwb/file.py b/src/pynwb/file.py
index 7621df2ac..39a55b128 100644
--- a/src/pynwb/file.py
+++ b/src/pynwb/file.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 from .base import TimeSeries, ProcessingModule
 from .device import Device
 from .epoch import TimeIntervals
-from .ecephys import ElectrodeGroup
+from .ecephys import ElectrodeGroup, ElectrodesTable
 from .icephys import (IntracellularElectrode, SweepTable, PatchClampSeries, IntracellularRecordingsTable,
                       SimultaneousRecordingsTable, SequentialRecordingsTable, RepetitionsTable,
                       ExperimentalConditionsTable)
@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@ class NWBFile(MultiContainerInterface, HERDManager):
             {'name': 'lab_meta_data', 'type': (list, tuple), 'default': None,
              'doc': 'an extension that contains lab-specific meta-data'},
             {'name': 'electrodes', 'type': DynamicTable,
-             'doc': 'the ElectrodeTable that belongs to this NWBFile', 'default': None},
+             'doc': 'the ElectrodesTable that belongs to this NWBFile', 'default': None},
             {'name': 'electrode_groups', 'type': Iterable,
              'doc': 'the ElectrodeGroups that belong to this NWBFile', 'default': None},
             {'name': 'ic_electrodes', 'type': (list, tuple),
@@ -641,7 +641,7 @@ def add_epoch(self, **kwargs):
 
     def __check_electrodes(self):
         if self.electrodes is None:
-            self.electrodes = ElectrodeTable()
+            self.electrodes = ElectrodesTable()
 
     @docval(*get_docval(DynamicTable.add_column), allow_extra=True)
     def add_electrode_column(self, **kwargs):
@@ -735,7 +735,7 @@ def create_electrode_table_region(self, **kwargs):
         for idx in region:
             if idx < 0 or idx >= len(self.electrodes):
                 raise IndexError('The index ' + str(idx) +
-                                 ' is out of range for the ElectrodeTable of length '
+                                 ' is out of range for the ElectrodesTable of length '
                                  + str(len(self.electrodes)))
         desc = getargs('description', kwargs)
         name = getargs('name', kwargs)
@@ -817,13 +817,13 @@ def add_invalid_time_interval(self, **kwargs):
         self.__check_invalid_times()
         self.invalid_times.add_interval(**kwargs)
 
-    @docval({'name': 'electrode_table', 'type': DynamicTable, 'doc': 'the ElectrodeTable for this file'})
+    @docval({'name': 'electrode_table', 'type': ElectrodesTable, 'doc': 'the ElectrodesTable for this file'})
     def set_electrode_table(self, **kwargs):
         """
-        Set the electrode table of this NWBFile to an existing ElectrodeTable
+        Set the electrode table of this NWBFile to an existing ElectrodesTable
         """
         if self.electrodes is not None:
-            msg = 'ElectrodeTable already exists, cannot overwrite'
+            msg = 'ElectrodesTable already exists, cannot overwrite'
             raise ValueError(msg)
         electrode_table = getargs('electrode_table', kwargs)
         self.electrodes = electrode_table
@@ -1176,16 +1176,6 @@ def _tablefunc(table_name, description, columns):
     return t
 
 
-def ElectrodeTable(name='electrodes',
-                   description='metadata about extracellular electrodes'):
-    return _tablefunc(name, description,
-                      [('location', 'the location of channel within the subject e.g. brain region'),
-                       ('group', 'a reference to the ElectrodeGroup this electrode is a part of'),
-                       ('group_name', 'the name of the ElectrodeGroup this electrode is a part of')
-                       ]
-                      )
-
-
 def TrialTable(name='trials', description='metadata about experimental trials'):
     return _tablefunc(name, description, ['start_time', 'stop_time'])
 
diff --git a/src/pynwb/io/file.py b/src/pynwb/io/file.py
index 90e8f36b7..821fcf0d0 100644
--- a/src/pynwb/io/file.py
+++ b/src/pynwb/io/file.py
@@ -180,6 +180,24 @@ def scratch(self, builder, manager):
                 ret.append(manager.construct(d))
         return tuple(ret) if len(ret) > 0 else None
 
+    @ObjectMapper.constructor_arg('electrodes')
+    def electrodes(self, builder, manager):
+        try:
+            electrodes_builder = builder['general']['extracellular_ephys']['electrodes']
+        except KeyError:
+            # Note: This is here because the ObjectMapper pulls argname from docval and checks to see
+            # if there is an override even if the file doesn't have what is looking for. In this case,
+            # electrodes for NWBFile.
+            electrodes_builder = None
+        if (electrodes_builder is not None and electrodes_builder.attributes['neurodata_type'] != 'ElectrodesTable'):
+            electrodes_builder.attributes['neurodata_type'] = 'ElectrodesTable'
+            electrodes_builder.attributes['namespace'] = 'core'
+
+            new_container =  manager.construct(electrodes_builder, True)
+            return new_container
+        else:
+            return None
+
     @ObjectMapper.constructor_arg('session_start_time')
     def dateconversion(self, builder, manager):
         """Set the constructor arg for 'session_start_time' to a datetime object.
diff --git a/src/pynwb/nwb-schema b/src/pynwb/nwb-schema
index d65d42257..78df82c4b 160000
--- a/src/pynwb/nwb-schema
+++ b/src/pynwb/nwb-schema
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit d65d42257003543c569ea7ac0cd6d7aee01c88d6
+Subproject commit 78df82c4bdc6f094a6dfb97fb85d9ae396087d91
diff --git a/src/pynwb/testing/mock/ecephys.py b/src/pynwb/testing/mock/ecephys.py
index 0669e7493..fd634fb38 100644
--- a/src/pynwb/testing/mock/ecephys.py
+++ b/src/pynwb/testing/mock/ecephys.py
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@
 from hdmf.common.table import DynamicTableRegion, DynamicTable
 
 from ...device import Device
-from ...file import ElectrodeTable, NWBFile
-from ...ecephys import ElectricalSeries, ElectrodeGroup, SpikeEventSeries
+from ...file import NWBFile
+from ...ecephys import ElectricalSeries, ElectrodeGroup, SpikeEventSeries, ElectrodesTable
 from .device import mock_Device
 from .utils import name_generator
 from ...misc import Units
@@ -35,10 +35,10 @@ def mock_ElectrodeGroup(
     return electrode_group
 
 
-def mock_ElectrodeTable(
+def mock_ElectrodesTable(
         n_rows: int = 5, group: Optional[ElectrodeGroup] = None, nwbfile: Optional[NWBFile] = None
 ) -> DynamicTable:
-    electrodes_table = ElectrodeTable()
+    electrodes_table = ElectrodesTable()
     group = group if group is not None else mock_ElectrodeGroup(nwbfile=nwbfile)
     for i in range(n_rows):
         electrodes_table.add_row(
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ def mock_electrodes(
         n_electrodes: int = 5, table: Optional[DynamicTable] = None, nwbfile: Optional[NWBFile] = None
 ) -> DynamicTableRegion:
 
-    table = table or mock_ElectrodeTable(n_rows=5, nwbfile=nwbfile)
+    table = table or mock_ElectrodesTable(n_rows=5, nwbfile=nwbfile)
     return DynamicTableRegion(
         name="electrodes",
         data=list(range(n_electrodes)),
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ def mock_ElectricalSeries(
     conversion: float = 1.0,
     offset: float = 0.,
 ) -> ElectricalSeries:
-    
+
     # Set a default rate if timestamps are not provided
     rate = 30_000.0 if (timestamps is None and rate is None) else rate
 
diff --git a/tests/back_compat/2.6.0_DynamicTableElectrodes.nwb b/tests/back_compat/2.6.0_DynamicTableElectrodes.nwb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e0f259403
Binary files /dev/null and b/tests/back_compat/2.6.0_DynamicTableElectrodes.nwb differ
diff --git a/tests/integration/hdf5/test_ecephys.py b/tests/integration/hdf5/test_ecephys.py
index ff67d27c9..2cdd15db0 100644
--- a/tests/integration/hdf5/test_ecephys.py
+++ b/tests/integration/hdf5/test_ecephys.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
     FeatureExtraction,
 )
 from pynwb.device import Device
-from pynwb.file import ElectrodeTable as get_electrode_table
+from pynwb.ecephys import ElectrodesTable as get_electrode_table
 from pynwb.testing import NWBH5IOMixin, AcquisitionH5IOMixin, NWBH5IOFlexMixin, TestCase
 
 
diff --git a/tests/integration/hdf5/test_misc.py b/tests/integration/hdf5/test_misc.py
index cd9ab1706..7ca29aa52 100644
--- a/tests/integration/hdf5/test_misc.py
+++ b/tests/integration/hdf5/test_misc.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 from pynwb.testing import NWBH5IOMixin, AcquisitionH5IOMixin, TestCase
 from pynwb.ecephys import ElectrodeGroup
 from pynwb.device import Device
-from pynwb.file import ElectrodeTable as get_electrode_table
+from pynwb.ecephys import ElectrodesTable as get_electrode_table
 
 
 class TestUnitsIO(AcquisitionH5IOMixin, TestCase):
diff --git a/tests/integration/hdf5/test_nwbfile.py b/tests/integration/hdf5/test_nwbfile.py
index e164ec649..081cd7ea7 100644
--- a/tests/integration/hdf5/test_nwbfile.py
+++ b/tests/integration/hdf5/test_nwbfile.py
@@ -508,6 +508,7 @@ def getContainer(self, nwbfile):
 
     def test_roundtrip(self):
         super().test_roundtrip()
+
         # When comparing the pandas dataframes for the row we drop the 'group' column since the
         # ElectrodeGroup object after reading will naturally have a different address
         pd.testing.assert_frame_equal(self.read_container[0].drop('group', axis=1),
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_ecephys.py b/tests/unit/test_ecephys.py
index dc194af2a..ddd5706e1 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_ecephys.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_ecephys.py
@@ -14,9 +14,9 @@
     FilteredEphys,
     FeatureExtraction,
     ElectrodeGroup,
+    ElectrodesTable
 )
 from pynwb.device import Device
-from pynwb.file import ElectrodeTable
 from pynwb.testing import TestCase
 from pynwb.testing.mock.ecephys import mock_ElectricalSeries
 
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 
 
 def make_electrode_table():
-    table = ElectrodeTable()
+    table = ElectrodesTable()
     dev1 = Device('dev1')
     group = ElectrodeGroup('tetrode1', 'tetrode description', 'tetrode location', dev1)
     table.add_row(location='CA1', group=group, group_name='tetrode1')
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_file.py b/tests/unit/test_file.py
index 8cb3415d9..43eb6f692 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_file.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_file.py
@@ -9,9 +9,9 @@
 from hdmf.utils import docval, get_docval, popargs
 from pynwb import NWBFile, TimeSeries, NWBHDF5IO
 from pynwb.base import Image, Images
-from pynwb.file import Subject, ElectrodeTable, _add_missing_timezone
+from pynwb.file import Subject, _add_missing_timezone
 from pynwb.epoch import TimeIntervals
-from pynwb.ecephys import ElectricalSeries
+from pynwb.ecephys import ElectricalSeries, ElectrodesTable
 from pynwb.testing import TestCase, remove_test_file
 
 
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ def test_add_acquisition_invalid_name(self):
             self.nwbfile.get_acquisition("TEST_TS")
 
     def test_set_electrode_table(self):
-        table = ElectrodeTable()
+        table = ElectrodesTable()
         dev1 = self.nwbfile.create_device('dev1')
         group = self.nwbfile.create_electrode_group('tetrode1', 'tetrode description', 'tetrode location', dev1)
 
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_misc.py b/tests/unit/test_misc.py
index 9350d1d2e..6ea8d24ba 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_misc.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_misc.py
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@
 from hdmf.common import DynamicTable, VectorData, DynamicTableRegion
 
 from pynwb.misc import AnnotationSeries, AbstractFeatureSeries, IntervalSeries, Units, DecompositionSeries
-from pynwb.file import TimeSeries, ElectrodeTable as get_electrode_table
+from pynwb.file import TimeSeries
 from pynwb.device import Device
-from pynwb.ecephys import ElectrodeGroup
+from pynwb.ecephys import ElectrodeGroup, ElectrodesTable as get_electrode_table
 from pynwb.testing import TestCase
 
 
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_mock.py b/tests/unit/test_mock.py
index 2ce777b65..2fd034a25 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_mock.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_mock.py
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 
 from pynwb.testing.mock.ecephys import (
     mock_ElectrodeGroup,
-    mock_ElectrodeTable,
+    mock_ElectrodesTable,
     mock_ElectricalSeries,
     mock_SpikeEventSeries,
     mock_Units,
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
     mock_CompassDirection,
     mock_SpatialSeries,
     mock_ElectrodeGroup,
-    mock_ElectrodeTable,
+    mock_ElectrodesTable,
     mock_ElectricalSeries,
     mock_SpikeEventSeries,
     mock_Subject,
@@ -121,4 +121,3 @@ def test_name_generator():
 
     assert name_generator("TimeSeries") == "TimeSeries"
     assert name_generator("TimeSeries") == "TimeSeries2"
-