Encyclopedia of Life · EOL (see source)
Species
Least ConcernSpecies
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderOsteoglossiformes
- FamilyOsteoglossidae
Habitatfreshwater
Maximum longevity: 6.5 years (wild)
via IUCN
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Encyclopedic overview
The silver arowana (Osteoglossum bicirrhosum) is a South American freshwater bony fish of the family Osteoglossidae. Silver arowanas are sometimes kept in aquariums, but they are predatory and require a very large tank.
The generic name Osteoglossum means "bone-tongued" and the specific name bicirrhosum means "two barbels" (from the Greek language).
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “silver arowana” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.