Arrowanas
Scleropages formosus =Asian arrowana( Southeast Asia)
Scleropages jardini = Australian Pearl Arowana AKA: Northern Spotted Barramundi or Jardini Arowana (Northern Australia and New Guinea)
Scleropages leichardti =Australian Spotted Arowana AKA: Spotted Barramundi or Saratoga (Northern Australia and New Guinea)
Osteoglossum ferrerai =Black arrowana (SouthAmerica)
Osteoglossum bicirrhosum =Silver arrwoana (South America)
Arapaima gigas =Arapaima AKA: Giant Arapaima or Pirarucu (South America)(Amazon basin)
Heterotis niloticus Heterotis AKA: African Arowana (River basins of Africa)
Full Version: Arrowana
QUOTE (Anne @ Apr 11 2009, 10:09 AM) 
Family Osteoglossidae
Subfamily Heterotidinae
Genus Arapaima
Arapaima or pirarucu, Arapaima gigas (Cuvier, 1829)
Genus Heterotis
African arowana, Heterotis niloticus (Cuvier, 1829)
Subfamily Osteoglossinae
Genus Osteoglossum
Osteoglossum ferrerai =Black arrowana (SouthAmerica)
Osteoglossum bicirrhosum =Silver arrwoana (South America)
Genus Scleropages
Scleropages formosus =Asian arrowana( Southeast Asia)
Scleropages jardini = Australian Pearl Arowana AKA: Northern Spotted Barramundi or Jardini Arowana (Northern Australia and New Guinea)
Scleropages leichardti =Australian Spotted Arowana AKA: Spotted Barramundi or Saratoga (Northern Australia and New Guinea)
Subfamily Heterotidinae
Genus Arapaima
Arapaima or pirarucu, Arapaima gigas (Cuvier, 1829)
Genus Heterotis
African arowana, Heterotis niloticus (Cuvier, 1829)
Subfamily Osteoglossinae
Genus Osteoglossum
Osteoglossum ferrerai =Black arrowana (SouthAmerica)
Osteoglossum bicirrhosum =Silver arrwoana (South America)
Genus Scleropages
Scleropages formosus =Asian arrowana( Southeast Asia)
Scleropages jardini = Australian Pearl Arowana AKA: Northern Spotted Barramundi or Jardini Arowana (Northern Australia and New Guinea)
Scleropages leichardti =Australian Spotted Arowana AKA: Spotted Barramundi or Saratoga (Northern Australia and New Guinea)
Arapaima and african arowana have its own separate family now which is now Arapaimidae.
Order:
-Osteoglossiformes
Families:
-Arapaimidae: Arapaima and African arowana
-Osteoglossidae: Asain arowanas, Australain arowanas and South American Arowanas (true arowana species)
-Notopteridae: Featherfin knifefishes
-Gymnarchidae: Aba aba knifish
-Mormyridae: Elephant fishes
-Pantodontidae: African butterfly fish
The classification in wikepedia did not classified it right.
QUOTE (King-eL @ Apr 11 2009, 02:06 PM)
QUOTE (Anne @ Apr 11 2009, 10:09 AM)
Family Osteoglossidae
Subfamily Heterotidinae
Genus Arapaima
Arapaima or pirarucu, Arapaima gigas (Cuvier, 1829)
Genus Heterotis
African arowana, Heterotis niloticus (Cuvier, 1829)
Subfamily Osteoglossinae
Genus Osteoglossum
Osteoglossum ferrerai =Black arrowana (SouthAmerica)
Osteoglossum bicirrhosum =Silver arrwoana (South America)
Genus Scleropages
Scleropages formosus =Asian arrowana( Southeast Asia)
Scleropages jardini = Australian Pearl Arowana AKA: Northern Spotted Barramundi or Jardini Arowana (Northern Australia and New Guinea)
Scleropages leichardti =Australian Spotted Arowana AKA: Spotted Barramundi or Saratoga (Northern Australia and New Guinea)
Subfamily Heterotidinae
Genus Arapaima
Arapaima or pirarucu, Arapaima gigas (Cuvier, 1829)
Genus Heterotis
African arowana, Heterotis niloticus (Cuvier, 1829)
Subfamily Osteoglossinae
Genus Osteoglossum
Osteoglossum ferrerai =Black arrowana (SouthAmerica)
Osteoglossum bicirrhosum =Silver arrwoana (South America)
Genus Scleropages
Scleropages formosus =Asian arrowana( Southeast Asia)
Scleropages jardini = Australian Pearl Arowana AKA: Northern Spotted Barramundi or Jardini Arowana (Northern Australia and New Guinea)
Scleropages leichardti =Australian Spotted Arowana AKA: Spotted Barramundi or Saratoga (Northern Australia and New Guinea)
Arapaima and african arowana have its own separate family now which is now Arapaimidae.
Order:
-Osteoglossiformes
Families:
-Arapaimidae: Arapaima and African arowana
-Osteoglossidae: Asain arowanas, Australain arowanas and South American Arowanas (true arowana species)
-Notopteridae: Featherfin knifefishes
-Gymnarchidae: Aba aba knifish
-Mormyridae: Elephant fishes
-Pantodontidae: African butterfly fish
The classification in wikepedia did not classified it right.
agreed. we'll put together an official and more accurate classification/species list in the near future. the copied/pasted stuff from wikipedia often lends itself open to errors. thanks for posting a clarified list--
--solomon
This is a "lo-fi" version of our main content. To view the full version with more information, formatting and images, please click here.