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Arapaima gigas
(Schinz, 1822)
- arapaima
(fish)
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Entity:
Arapaima (Genus)
..Arapaima agassizii (Species)
..Arapaima leptosoma (Species)
..Arapaima mapae (Species)
..Arapaima gigas (Species) - arapaima
Authorship
SN2000 author citation
:
(Cuvier, 1817
ex
H.R. Schinz, 1822)
Subsequent generic combination
:
Types
Type of
:
Arapaima
(Genus)
Müller, 1843
Synonyms
Synonymous name
:
Arapaema gigas
(Schinz, 1822)
Ref:
Species 2000, 2003
Synonymous name
:
Arapaima glanis
Synonymous name
:
Sudis gigas
Cuvier, 1829
Ref:
Species 2000, 2003
Questionably
Synonymous name
:
Sudis pirarucu
Spix & Agassiz, 1829
Ref:
Species 2000, 2003
Synonymous name
:
Vastres agassizii
Valenciennes, 1847
Ref:
Species 2000, 2003
Synonymous name
:
Vastres arapaima
Valenciennes, 1847
Ref:
Species 2000, 2003
Synonymous name
:
Vastres cuvieri
Valenciennes, 1847
Ref:
Species 2000, 2003
Synonymous name
:
Vastres mapae
Valenciennes, 1847
Ref:
Species 2000, 2003
Vernacular Names (Dutch)
Full name
:
pirarucu
Ref:
1992
:
arapaima
Ref:
B. Grzimek (ed.), 1973-1975
Vernacular Names (English)
Full name
:
arapaima
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