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Asian arowana
Asian arowana
(Scleropages formosus)
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Also known as:
golden arowana, golden dragon fish, Asian bonytongue, kelesa
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Actinopterygii
Order
Osteoglossiformes
Family
Osteoglossidae
Genus
Scleropages
(1)
Status
Classified as Endangered (EN) on the IUCN Red List
(1)
and listed on Appendix I of CITES
(2)
.
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