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Black arowana
| Black arowana | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Osteoglossiformes |
| Family: | Osteoglossidae |
| Genus: | Osteoglossum |
| Species: | O. ferreirai
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| Osteoglossum ferreirai | |
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The black arowana (Osteoglossum ferreirai) is a South American freshwater bony fish of the family Osteoglossidae. Black arowanas are sometimes kept in aquariums, but they are predatory and require a very large tank.[2] It is generally common,[3] but large numbers are caught as food and for the aquarium fish trade.[4]
- ^ "Osteoglossum ferreirai". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 19 March 2006.
- ^ Hill, N. (13 June 2016). "Predators: South American Arowana". Practical Fishkeeping. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
- ^ Reis, R & Lima, F. (2009). "Osteoglossum ferreirai". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2009: e.T167687A6367885. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T167687A6367885.en. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
- ^ Olivares; Hrbek; Escobar; Caballero (2013). "Population structure of the black arowana (Osteoglossum ferreirai) in Brazil and Colombia: implications for its management". Conserv. Genet. 14 (3): 695–703. doi:10.1007/s10592-013-0463-1. S2CID 16841836.
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