Arapaima gigas (Schinz, 1822)
- Dataset
- GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
- Rank
- SPECIES
Classification
- kingdom
- Animalia
- phylum
- Chordata
- order
- Osteoglossiformes
- family
- Arapaimidae
- genus
- Arapaima
- species
- Arapaima gigas
Name
- Synonyms
- Arapaema gigas (Schinz, 1822)
- Arapaima gigas (Cuvier, 1829)
- Sudis gigas Cuvier, 1829
- Sudis gigas Schinz, 1822
- Sudis pirarucu Spix & Agassiz, 1829
- Vastres arapaima Valenciennes, 1847
- Vastres cuvieri Valenciennes, 1847
- Homonyms
- Arapaima gigas (Schinz, 1822)
- Arapaima gigas (Cuvier, 1829)
- Arapaima gigas Lundberg & Chernoff, 1992
- Common names
- Arapaima in English
- Arapaima in English
- Arapaïma in French
- Arapaïma in French
- Kihiuri in language.
- Paiche in French
- Pilauluku in language.
- Pirarucu in English
- Pirarucu, Bodeco in language.
- Tchouri in language.
- Arapaima in English
- Arapaïma in French
- Paiche in French
- Paiche in Spanish
- Pirarucu in English
Bibliographic References
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- Maldonado-Ocampo, J. A., R. P. Vari y J. S. Usma. (2008). Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Colombia. Biota Colombiana 9 (2): 143-237.
- Mojica, J. I., G. Galvis, F. Arbeláez, M. Santos, S. Vejarano, E. Prieto-Piraquive, M. Arce, P. Sánchez-Duarte, C. Castellanos, A. Gutiérrez, S.R. Duque, J. Lobón-Cerviá & C. Granado-Lorencio. 2005. Peces de la cuenca del río Amazonas en Colombia: Región de Leticia. Biota Colombiana 6 (2): 191-210.