Arapaima gigas
| Arapaima gigas |
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| Conservation status |
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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) |
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| 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
- ↑ 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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