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Arowana🐟

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SpeciesOsteoglossiformesOsteoglossidae
Fish

🐟Asian arowana

Scleropages formosus (Müller & Schlegel, 1840)

La arowana o arawana asiática (Scleropages formosus) es una especie de pez osteoglosiforme perteneciente a la familia Osteoglossidae que presenta diversas variedades fenotípicas propias del sudeste asiático.​ Aunque muchos expertos sostienen que todas las variedades forman parte de una sola especie,​​​​​ Pouyaud, Sudarto y Teugels (2003) las clasifican como múltiples especies.​ Habita en ríos de aguas negras y cursos lentos que atraviesan pantanos y humedales boscosos. Los adultos cazan peces más pequeños, mientras que los alevines consumen insectos.​ Esta especie posee un significado cultural especial en regiones con influencia de la cultura china; su nombre, «pez dragón», alude a su parecido con el dragón chino. Además, su atractivo estético y la creencia de que atrae buena suerte y prosperidad lo han convertido en un pez de acuario muy popular.​

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Also called
Asian Bonytongue, Golden Arowana, Golden Dragon Fish
Conservation status
ENEndangered

IUCN Red List assessment, 2019.

Population trendDecreasing
Key measurements
Body mass
not recorded
Body length
0.9 m
Shoulder height
not recorded
Top speed
not recorded
Bite force
not recorded
Maximum lifespan
not recorded
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Everything we know about the Asian arowana

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Body length
0.9 mmaximum recorded
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Trophic level
3.88
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Diet
carnivoreaverage
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From trophic level 3.88 (FishBase): <2.2 herbivore, 2.2–2.8 omnivore, >2.8 carnivore.

Danger to humans
harmless
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Not recorded for Asian arowana yet: body mass, shoulder height, top speed, bite force, maximum lifespan.

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  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. ›phylumChordata
  3. ›orderOsteoglossiformes
  4. ›familyOsteoglossidae
  5. ›genusScleropages
  6. ›speciesScleropages formosus
Full lineage
  1. superclassRay-finned fish · Actinopterygii
  2. subclassNeopterygii
  3. orderOsteoglossiformes
  4. familyOsteoglossidae
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  1. kingdomMetazoa
  2. phylumChordata
  3. subphylumCraniata
  4. subphylumVertebrata
  5. superclassGnathostomata
  6. superclassRay-finned fish · Actinopterygii
  7. classActinopteri
  8. subclassNeopterygii
  9. orderOsteoglossiformes
  10. familyOsteoglossidae
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Scleropages formosus (es), Scleropages formosus (fr), 亞洲龍魚 (zh), Aruanã-dourado (pt), Asiatischer Gabelbart (de), 아시아아로와나 (ko) … and 16 more languages
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