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πArapaima gigas
Arapaima gigas, also known simply as Arapaima, pirarucu, or paiche, is a species of arapaima native to the basin of the Amazon River. Once believed to be the sole species in the genus, it is among the largest freshwater fish. It is the best-known species of Arapaimas.
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IUCN Red List assessment, 1996.
- Body mass
- 200 kg
- Body length
- 2 m
- Shoulder height
- not recorded
- Top speed
- not recorded
- Bite force
- not recorded
- Maximum lifespan
- not recorded
Everything we know about the Arapaima gigas
Typical adult figures. Where a value is an estimate rather than a measurement, it says so.
Body mass200 kgmaximum recordedFishBaseDetails βHide β
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Body length2 mrecord 4.5 m Β· FishBasetypical adultFishBaseDetails βHide β
Record: largest individual on record
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Trophic level3.46FishBaseDetails βHide β
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DietcarnivoreaverageDetails βHide β
From trophic level 3.46 (FishBase): <2.2 herbivore, 2.2β2.8 omnivore, >2.8 carnivore.
Danger to humansharmlessFishBaseDetails βHide β
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Volume l200 LaverageDetails βHide β
Body mass at ~1.0 kg/L, the density of vertebrate tissue.
average = a mean across sexes or species in a group.
Not recorded for Arapaima gigas yet: shoulder height, top speed, bite force, maximum lifespan.
Family tree
- kingdomAnimalia
- βΊphylumChordata
- βΊorderOsteoglossiformes
- βΊfamilyArapaimidae
- βΊgenusArapaima
- βΊspeciesArapaima gigas
- superclassRay-finned fish Β· Actinopterygii
- orderOsteoglossiformes
- familyOsteoglossidae
- genusArapaima
All 11 branches βFewer branches β
- kingdomMetazoa
- phylumChordata
- subphylumCraniata
- subphylumVertebrata
- superclassGnathostomata
- superclassRay-finned fish Β· Actinopterygii
- classActinopteri
- subclassNeopterygii
- orderOsteoglossiformes
- familyOsteoglossidae
- genusArapaima
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