Osteoglossum ferreirai

Osteoglossum ferreirai (captive)

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Osteoglossiformes

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii Infraclassis: Teleostei Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai Supercohort: Osteoglossocephala Cohort/Superordo: Osteoglossomorpha Ordo: Osteoglossiformes

Familia: Osteoglossidae
Genus: Osteoglossum
Species: Osteoglossum ferreirai

Name

Osteoglossum ferreirai Kanazawa, 1966

• Etymology: ferreirai: named after the Portuguese-Brazilian naturalist and explorer Alexandre Rodriguez Ferreira, who first recorded this species in the Amazon River.

Synonyms

• Osteoglossum ferrerai Kanazawa, 1966

References

• Ichthyologica, the Aquarium Journal 37 (4): 161–172.

Vernacular names

العربية: أروانا سوداء
Deutsch: Schwarzer Knochenzüngler
English: Black Arowana
فارسی: آروانای سیاه
日本語: ブラックアロワナ
português: Aruanã-preto
русский: Чёрная аравана
svenska: Svart arowana
ไทย: ปลาอะโรวานาดำ
українська: Аравана чорна

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