Silver arowana

Silver arowana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Osteoglossiformes
Family: Osteoglossidae
Genus: Osteoglossum
Species:
O. bicirrhosum
Binomial name
Osteoglossum bicirrhosum
Cuvier (ex Vandelli), 1829

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.[2]

The generic name Osteoglossum means "bone-tongued" and the specific name bicirrhosum means "two barbels" (from the Greek language).

  1. ^ Salvador, G.N. (2023). "Osteoglossum bicirrhosum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2023: e.T49830060A85282193. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T49830060A85282193.en. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
  2. ^ Hill, N. (13 June 2016). "Predators: South American Arowana". Practical Fishkeeping. Retrieved 25 October 2017.