Family Arapaimidae - Bonytongues
  Order
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Arapaimidae
  Class
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Teleostei
No. in FishBase
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Genera : 2 | Species : 5 Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes
  Environment
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Fresh : Yes | Brackish : No | Marine : No
  Division
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Primary freshwater
  Aquarium
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  First Fossil Record
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  Remark
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The name Heterotidae has been used for this family, but the name Arapaimidae is older and, thus, is the correct name. Arapaima gigas is the largest truly freshwater fish in South America, the largest individuals of which are at least 390 cm in length (unconfirmed reports of greater than 450 cm). The family is spelled by Ferraris as Arapaimatidae.
  Etymology
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Greek, osteon = bone + Greek, glossa = tongue ( Ref. 45335).
  Reproductive guild
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  Typical activity level
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  Main Ref.
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  Coordinator
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  Deep Fin Classification
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Species/Synonymy list for the family Arapaimidae as currently in FishBase

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Scientifc name Status Senior/Junior synonym Combination
Arapaima gigas (Schinz, 1822)
acceptedseniornew
Sudis gigas Schinz, 1822
synonymseniororiginal
! Arapaema gigas (Schinz, 1822)
synonymseniornew
Sudis gigas Cuvier, 1829
ambiguousotheroriginal
Arapaima gigas (Cuvier, 1829)
ambiguousothernew
Sudis pirarucu Spix & Agassiz, 1829
ambiguousotheroriginal
Vastres cuvieri Valenciennes, 1847
synonymjuniororiginal
Vastres arapaima Valenciennes, 1847
synonymjuniororiginal
Vastres agassizii (non Valenciennes, 1847)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Vastres mapae (non Valenciennes, 1847)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Arapaima agassizii (Valenciennes, 1847)
acceptedseniornew
Vastres agassizii Valenciennes, 1847
synonymseniororiginal
Arapaima mapae (Valenciennes, 1847)
acceptedseniornew
Vastres mapae Valenciennes, 1847
synonymseniororiginal
Arapaima leptosoma Stewart, 2013
acceptedseniororiginal
Heterotis niloticus (Cuvier, 1829)
acceptedseniornew
! Sudis niloticus Cuvier, 1829
synonymseniororiginal
Clupisudis niloticus (Cuvier, 1829)
synonymseniornew
Sudis nilotica Cuvier, 1829
synonymseniororiginal
! Heterotis nilotica (Cuvier, 1829)
synonymseniornew
Sudis adansonii Cuvier, 1829
synonymjuniororiginal
Heterotis adansonii (Cuvier, 1829)
synonymjuniornew
Sudis niloticus Rüppell, 1829
ambiguoushomonymoriginal
Heterotis adansoni Valenciennes, 1847
synonymjuniororiginal
Heterotis ehrenbergii Valenciennes, 1847
synonymjuniororiginal
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