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Osteoglossum

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Scientific name
  
Osteoglossum

Higher classification
  
Osteoglossinae

Order
  
Osteoglossiformes

Family
  
Osteoglossidae

Phylum
  
Chordata

Rank
  
Genus


Lower classifications
  
Silver arowana, Black arowana

Aquascaping lab arowana silver and dragon fish osteoglossum bicirrhosum scleropages description


Osteoglossum is a genus of fish in the family Osteoglossidae. The genus contains two species: the silver arowana (O. bicirrhosum) and the black arowana (O. ferreirai). They reach almost 1 m (3.3 ft) in length and are restricted to freshwater habitats in tropical South America.

Contents

Osteoglossum Osteoglossum Ferreirai by TheChillest on DeviantArt

Black arowana osteoglossum ferreirai


Species

  • Osteoglossum bicirrhosum Cuvier (ex Vandelli), 1829 (Silver arowana)
  • Osteoglossum ferreirai Kanazawa, 1966 (Black arowana)


    • Osteoglossum httpsuploadwikimediaorgwikipediacommonsee

    Osteoglossum osteoglossum DeviantArt

    Osteoglossum Silver arowana Osteoglossum bicirrhosum YouTube

    References

    Osteoglossum Wikipedia
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