Osteoglossum ferreirai

Osteoglossum ferreirai (captive)

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Osteoglossiformes 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Kingdom: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: ParaHoxozoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Olfactores
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:

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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