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Scientific Name Osteoglossum bicirrhosum  (Cuvier, 1829)
Common Names Arowana
Arawana, Aruana, Gabelbart (Germany), Silver Arowana, Silver Aruana
Type Locality Brazil.
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Size 1200mm or 47.2" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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Distribution South America: Amazon River basin, Rupununi and Oyapock Rivers.
Salween, Mae Nam Moei (click on these areas to find other species found there)

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IUCN Red List Category Least Concern, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2020.
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Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
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Reference Le Règne Animal (Edition 2) v. 2, pp 328
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Last Update 2019 Oct 08 08:15 (species record created: 2011 Nov 13 01:33)