Arapaima gigas

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Arapaima gigas
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Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Actinopterygii
Order:
Osteoglossiformes
Family:
Arapaimidae
Genus:
Arapaima
Species:
A. gigas
Binomial name
Arapaima gigas
(Schinz, 1822)
Synonyms
  • Sudis gigas Schinz, 1822
  • Sudis gigas G. Cuvier, 1829 (ambiguous)
  • Arapaima gigas (G. Cuvier, 1829) (ambiguous)
  • Sudis pirarucu Spix & Agassiz, 1829 (ambiguous)
  • Vastres mapae Valenciennes, 1847
  • Vastres cuvieri Valenciennes, 1847
  • Vastres agassizii Valenciennes, 1847
  • Vastres arapaima Valenciennes, 1847

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Arapaima gigas is a species of arapaima, once believed to be the sole species in the genus. This species is only known from old museum specimens and its exact native range is unclear.

References

  1. ↑ World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1996. Arapaima gigas. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 04 October 2013.

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