Arapaima (Arapaima gigas)
Facts
| Also known as: | Pirarucu |
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| Kingdom | Animalia |
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| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Actinopterygii |
| Order | Osteoglossiformes |
| Family | Osteoglossidae |
| Genus | Arapaima (1) |
Status
Classified as Data Deficient (DD) on the IUCN Red List 2007 (1) and listed on Appendix II of CITES (2).
Description
Information on the Arapaima is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly.
References
- IUCN Red List (April, 2008)
http://www.iucnredlist.org/ - CITES (April, 2008)
http://www.cites.org
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