Asian arowana  (Scleropages formosus)

Asian arowana
Asian arowana
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Facts

Also known as:Asian bonytongue, golden arowana, golden dragon fish and 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).

Description

Information on the Asian arowana is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly.

References

  1. IUCN Red List (September, 2008)
    http://www.iucnredlist.org/
  2. CITES (September, 2008)
    http://www.cites.org