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Arapaima

Arapaima gigas (Schinz 1822)

Scientific Names

Preferred Names

Arapaima gigas (Schinz 1822)
Species recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from FishBase in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Arapaima gigas
Species recognized by wikipedia 中文维基百科, wikipedia 日本語, wikipedia русскую Википедию, wikipedia NL, wikipedia POL, wikipedia VI, wikipedia CZ, wikipedia FI, wikipedia NO, wikipedia UK, wikipedia CA, wikipedia SV, wikipedia TR, Brazil Species List, Canada Species List, Peru Species List, Thailand Species List, wikipedia ID, wikipedia EU, South Atlantic Species List, wikipedia AST, wikipedia AZ, wikipedia LT, wikipedia ET, wikipedia hr Croatian, wikipedia LA, wikipedia LA, NCBI, wikipedia EO, wikipedia emerging languages, wikipedia gl Galician, and United States Species List
Arapaima gigas
Recognized by Arkive, FAO Fishery Statistics, Furui 2020, Animal Diversity Web, and Harvard Museum of Comparative Zoology
Arapaima gigas (Schinz 1822)
Species recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, GBIF classification, and Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species
Arapaima gigas (Schinz 1822)
Recognized by Conabio and OBIS environmental data records
Sudis gigas
Recognized by Freshwater and Marine Image Bank U Washington
Vastres arapaima Valenciennes 1847
Species recognized by GBIF national node type records UK
Arapaima gigas
Species recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz, Paleobiology Database, wikipedia ES, wikipedia IT, wikipedia PT, wikipedia FR, wikipedia 한국어 위키백과, CITES, wikipedia EN, Wikidata Common Names, Wikipedia (inferred records), Wikimedia Commons, Barcode of Life Data Systems, Global Biotic Interactions, and Global Biotic Interactions
Arapaima gigas
Recognized by Flickr Group and Animal Diversity Web Traits and images
Arapaima gigas (Cuvier 1829)
Recognized by Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology
Arapaima gigas (Schinz 1822)
Species recognized by IUCN, Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023, iNaturalist, Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy, and Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Arapaima gigas (Schinz 1822)
Recognized by Fishbase
Sudis pirarucu
Species recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Alternative Names

Arapaema gigas (Schinz 1822)
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from FishBase in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Sudis gigas Schinz 1822
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from FishBase in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Vastres arapaima Valenciennes 1847
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from FishBase in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Vastres cuvieri Valenciennes 1847
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from FishBase in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Arapaema gigas (Schinz 1822)
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
Sudis gigas
Synonym according to NCBI
Sudis gigas Schinz 1822
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
Vastres arapaima Valenciennes 1847
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
Vastres cuvieri Valenciennes 1847
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
Arapaema gigas (Schinz 1822)
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Arapaema gigas (Schinz 1822)
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023 and Fishbase
Arapaima gigas (Cuvier 1822)
Invalid according to Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy
Arapaima gigas (Cuvier 1829)
Ambiguous synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023 and Fishbase
Sudis gigas
Synonym according to CITES and CITES
Sudis gigas Cuvier 1829
Ambiguous synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023 and Fishbase
Sudis gigas Schinz 1822
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Sudis gigas Schinz 1822
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023 and Fishbase
Sudis pirarucu
Synonym according to CITES
Sudis pirarucu Spix & Agassiz 1829
Ambiguous synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023 and Fishbase
Vastes agassizii
Synonym according to CITES
Vastes arapaima
Synonym according to CITES
Vastes cuvieri
Synonym according to CITES
Vastes mapae
Synonym according to CITES
Vastres agassizii
Misapplied according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Vastres agassizii
Misapplied name according to Fishbase
Vastres arapaima Valenciennes 1847
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Vastres arapaima Valenciennes 1847
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023 and Fishbase
Vastres cuvieri Valenciennes 1847
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Vastres cuvieri Valenciennes 1847
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023 and Fishbase
Vastres mapae
Misapplied according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Vastres mapae
Misapplied name according to Fishbase

Common Names

English

Arapaima preferred
Recognized by Arkive, CITES, Fishbase, and Wikidata Common Names
Giant arapaima
prefer
Recognized by Animal Diversity Web, Conabio, and Fishbase
Giant Arapaima
prefer
Recognized by CITES
Pirarucu
prefer
Recognized by CITES, Fishbase, and Wikidata Common Names

Arabic

أربيمة عملاقة preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Asturian

arapaima preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Azerbaijani

Arapayma preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Belarusian

піраруку preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Bulgarian

арапайма preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Catalan; Valencian

Pirarucú preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Chinese

大头巨骨舌鱼 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
巨骨舌魚
prefer
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
巨骨舌鱼
prefer
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names (prefers this name)
海象
prefer
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
象魚
prefer
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
象鱼
prefer
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Czech

Arapaima velká preferred
Recognized by Fishbase
Arapajma obrovská
prefer
Recognized by Fishbase

Danish

Arapaima preferred
Recognized by CITES and Fishbase

Dutch; Flemish

Arapaima preferred
Recognized by CITES

Esperanto

Pirarukuo preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Estonian

Arapaima
prefer
Recognized by Fishbase
Harilik arapaima
prefer
Recognized by Fishbase
Paiche preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
Pirarucu
prefer
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Finnish

Amazonjoenarapaima preferred
Recognized by CITES
Arapaima
prefer
Recognized by Fishbase

French

Arapaïma preferred
Recognized by CITES, Fishbase, and Wikidata Common Names
Paiche
prefer
Recognized by CITES, Fishbase, and Wikidata Common Names
Pirarucu
prefer
Recognized by CITES and Fishbase

Georgian

არაპაიმა preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

German

Arapaima preferred
Recognized by CITES and Fishbase
Paiche
prefer
Recognized by CITES and Fishbase
Piracurù
prefer
Recognized by CITES and Fishbase

Greek, Modern (1453-)

Αραπάιμα preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Hebrew

פיררוקו preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Irish

arapaíoma preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Italian

Arapaima
prefer
Recognized by CITES
Pirarucu preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Japanese

アラパイマ preferred
Recognized by Furui 2020
ピラルクー preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Kazakh

Арапайма preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Korean

피라루크 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Lao

Pirarucu preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Macedonian

Арапаима preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Malayalam

അരാപൈമ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Persian

آراپایما preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Polish

Arapaima
prefer
Recognized by CITES and Fishbase
arapaima preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
piraruku
prefer
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
ryba czerwona
prefer
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Portuguese

Bodeco
prefer
Recognized by CITES and Fishbase
Pirarucu preferred
Recognized by CITES, Fishbase, and Wikidata Common Names
Pira urucu
prefer
Recognized by Fishbase
Pirarucu preto
prefer
Recognized by Fishbase
Pirarucu vermelho
prefer
Recognized by Fishbase
Pirarucú
prefer
Recognized by Fishbase
Pirosca
prefer
Recognized by Fishbase

Quechua

Paychi preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Russian

Arapaima
prefer
Recognized by CITES and Fishbase
арапайма
prefer
Recognized by Fishbase
Арапаима preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Spanish; Castilian

paiche
prefer
Recognized by Conabio
pirarucú
prefer
Recognized by Conabio
Arapaima
prefer
Recognized by CITES and Fishbase
Paiche
prefer
Recognized by CITES and Fishbase
Paiche, Arapaima preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Swedish

arapaima preferred
Recognized by CITES
Arapaima
prefer
Recognized by Fishbase

Thai

ปลาช่อนยักษ์อเมซอน preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
ปลาอะราไพม่า
prefer
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names (prefers this name)

Turkish

Arapayma preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Ukrainian

Арапаїма preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Vietnamese

Cá hải tượng long preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Arz

اربيمه عملاقه preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Azb

آراپایما preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Tw

象魚 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
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Curated hierarchies for Arapaima gigas (Schinz 1822)

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Actinopterygii
Neopterygii
Teleostei
Osteoglossomorpha
Osteoglossiformes
Osteoglossidae
Arapaima
Arapaima gigas (Schinz 1822) (this page)
Arapaima agassizii (Valenciennes 1847)
Arapaima leptosoma Stewart 2013
Arapaima mapae (Valenciennes 1847)

Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023

Biota
Animalia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Actinopterygii
Osteoglossiformes
Arapaimidae
Arapaima
Arapaima gigas (Schinz 1822) (this page)
Arapaima agassizii (Valenciennes 1847)
Arapaima leptosoma Stewart 2013
Arapaima mapae (Valenciennes 1847)

Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Actinopterygii
Neopterygii
Teleostei
Osteoglossomorpha
Osteoglossiformes
Osteoglossidae
Arapaima
Arapaima gigas (Schinz 1822) (this page)
Arapaima agassizii (Valenciennes 1847)
Arapaima leptosoma Stewart 2013
Arapaima mapae (Valenciennes 1847)

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Actinopterygii
Neopterygii
Teleostei
Osteoglossomorpha
Osteoglossiformes
Osteoglossidae
Arapaima
Arapaima gigas (Schinz 1822) (this page)
Arapaima agassizii (Valenciennes 1847)
Arapaima leptosoma Stewart 2013
Arapaima mapae (Valenciennes 1847)

GBIF classification

Animalia
Chordata
Actinopterygii
Osteoglossiformes
Arapaimidae
Arapaima Müller 1843
Arapaima gigas (Schinz 1822) (this page)
Arapaima agassizii (Valenciennes 1847)
Arapaima leptosoma Stewart 2013
Arapaima mapae (Valenciennes 1847)

Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy

Animalia
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Actinopterygii
Teleostei
Osteoglossomorpha
Osteoglossiformes
Osteoglossoidei
Osteoglossidae
Heterotidinae
Arapaima Müller 1843
Arapaima gigas (Schinz 1822) (this page)

IUCN

Animalia
Chordata
Actinopterygii
Osteoglossiformes
Osteoglossidae
Arapaima gigas (Schinz 1822) (this page)
Arapaima mapae (Valenciennes 1847)
Heterotis niloticus (Cuvier 1829)
Osteoglossum ferreirai Kanazawa 1966
Scleropages formosus (Müller & Schlegel 1840)
Scleropages inscriptus Roberts 2012
Scleropages jardinii (Saville-Kent 1892)
Scleropages leichardti Günther 1864

NCBI

root
cellular organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Teleostomi
Euteleostomi
Actinopterygii
Actinopteri
Neopterygii
Teleostei
Osteoglossocephalai
Osteoglossocephala
Osteoglossomorpha
Osteoglossiformes
Osteoglossidae
Arapaima
Arapaima gigas (this page)
unclassified Arapaima

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Olfactores
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Actinopterygii
Neopterygii
Teleostei
Clupeocephala
Euteleosteomorpha
Neoteleostei
Eurypterygii
Aulopiformes
Paralepididae
Sudis
Sudis pirarucu (this page)
Sudis adansonii
Sudis atrox
Sudis bathyopteryx
Sudis brevirostris
Sudis bronsoni
Sudis coregonoides
Sudis hyalina
Sudis jayakari
Sudis pofi
Sudis pseudosphyraenoides
Sudis ringens
Sudis rissoi
Sudis thermophilus
Sudis vanderbilti

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Olfactores
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Actinopterygii
Osteoglossiformes
Arapaimidae
Arapaima
Arapaima gigas (this page)
Arapaima agassizii
Arapaima leptosoma
Arapaima mapae
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