Help
Add this page to your book
Show book (0 pages)
Suggest pagesOsteoglossum
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Arowana | |
|---|---|
 |
|
| Osteoglossum bicirrhosum | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Osteoglossiformes |
| Family: | Osteoglossidae |
| Subfamily: | Osteoglossinae |
| Genus: | Osteoglossum Cuvier, 1829 |
| Species | |
|
2, see text. |
|
Osteoglossum is a genus of fish in the family Osteoglossidae. The genus contains two species: the silver arowana (O. bicirrhosum) and the black arowana (O. ferreirai). They reach almost 1 metre (3.3 ft) in length and are restricted to freshwater habitats in tropical South America.
[edit] References
- "Osteoglossum". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=161893. Retrieved 6 June 2006.
 |
This Osteoglossiformes-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
