Arapaima gigas

Arapaima gigas
Conservation status
Data Deficient (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Osteoglossiformes
Family:	Arapaimidae
Genus:	Arapaima
Species:	A. gigas
Binomial name
Arapaima gigas (Schinz, 1822)
Synonyms
Sudis gigas Schinz, 1822 Sudis gigas G. Cuvier, 1829 (ambiguous) Arapaima gigas (G. Cuvier, 1829) (ambiguous) Sudis pirarucu Spix & Agassiz, 1829 (ambiguous) Vastres mapae Valenciennes, 1847 Vastres cuvieri Valenciennes, 1847 Vastres agassizii Valenciennes, 1847 Vastres arapaima Valenciennes, 1847

Arapaima gigas is a species of arapaima, once believed to be the sole species in the genus. This species is only known from old museum specimens and its exact native range is unclear.

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