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Arapaima mapae (Valenciennes, 1847)

Description

Common Names

  • Amapá arapaima , Estonian , Estonia

    • Taxonomic Hierarchy

    Kingdom: Animalia

    Phylum: Chordata

    Class: Teleostei

    Order: Osteoglossiformes

    Family: Arapaimidae

    Genus: Arapaima

    Species: Arapaima mapae (Valenciennes, 1847)

    Climate Zone

  • Tropical

    • Location

  • South America: Lago do Amapá, Brazil.

    • Biology

    Obligate air-breathing (Ref. 126274)

    Habitat

    benthopelagic