-
- About this page
- Languages
- User feedbacks
- Referens
- Uploads
-
Related species
- Species in
Arapaima - Species in
Arapaimidae - - Classification -
- Arapaimidae
- Osteoglossiformes
- Teleostei
- Chordata
- Animalia
- Species in
-
Upload your photos and videos
Pictures | Videos | Stamps, coins, misc. | Google image
Arapaima gigas
Picture by Lovshin, L.
Pictures | Videos | Stamps, coins, misc. | Google image
Picture by Lovshin, L.
Brazil country information
Common names:
Bodeco, Pira urucu, Pirarucu
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: highly commercial | Ref: Ferreira, E.J.G., J.A.S. Zuanon and G.M. dos Santos, 1998
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: restricted | Ref:
Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Known from the Amazon River basin (Ref. 50891). Much appreciated food fish. Overfished in 1998. Catch prohibited from November to March (Ref. 27548). Also Ref. 1739.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/br.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Ferreira, E.J.G., J.A.S. Zuanon and G.M. dos Santos, 1998
National Database:
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: highly commercial | Ref: Ferreira, E.J.G., J.A.S. Zuanon and G.M. dos Santos, 1998
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: restricted | Ref:
Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Known from the Amazon River basin (Ref. 50891). Much appreciated food fish. Overfished in 1998. Catch prohibited from November to March (Ref. 27548). Also Ref. 1739.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/br.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Ferreira, E.J.G., J.A.S. Zuanon and G.M. dos Santos, 1998
National Database:
Common names from other countries
Classification / Names Populärnamn | synonymer | Catalog of Fishes(Släkte, Arter) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa
> Osteoglossiformes (Bony tongues) > Arapaimidae (Bonytongues)
Etymology: Arapaima: From tupí-guaraní, arapaima (Ref. 45335).
Etymology: Arapaima: From tupí-guaraní, arapaima (Ref. 45335).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ekologi
; sötvatten bottenlevande; pH range: 6.0 - 6.5; dH range: 10 - ?. Tropical; 25°C - 29°C (Ref. 2060); 5°N - 11°S
Utbredning Länder | FAO områden | Ekosystem | Förekomster | Point map | Utplanteringar | Faunafri
South America: Amazon River basin. The active fishing of this fish has reduced both the population size, and occurrence of large individuals, especially around the populated regions of the Amazon (Ref. 50891).
Length at first maturity / Size / Vikt / Age
Maturity: Lm 149.5, range 145 - 154 cm
Max length : 450 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 6398); common length : 200 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 557); publicerad maxvikt: 200.0 kg (Ref. 557)
Max length : 450 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 6398); common length : 200 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 557); publicerad maxvikt: 200.0 kg (Ref. 557)
Obligate air-breathing (Ref. 126274); Often referred to as the largest freshwater fish. Builds a nest of about 15 cm depth and 50 cm width in sandy bottoms. Spawns in April and May and guards the eggs and the young. Obligate air breather. The fish rises to the surface of the water and inspires air in a noisy, distinctive gulp, which is reported to carry for long distances (Ref. 50891). Migrates into higher floodplain habitats with rising water and moves back eventually to lacustrine habitats during low water level (Ref. 116898). Threatened due to over harvesting (Ref. 58490).
Life cycle and mating behavior Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Ägg | Fecundity | Larver
Main reference
Upload your references | referenser | Koordinator | Medarbetare
Ferraris, C.J. Jr., 2003. Arapaimatidae (Bonytongues). p. 31. In R.E. Reis, S.O. Kullander and C.J. Ferraris, Jr. (eds.) Checklist of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America. Porto Alegre: EDIPUCRS, Brasil. (Ref. 50891)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Data deficient (DD) ; Date assessed: 01 August 1996
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fiskeri: kommersiell; Vattenbruk: kommersiell; sportfisk: ja; Akvarium: Offentliga akvarier
FAO(Aquaculture systems: produktion; fiskeri: produktion; publication : search) | FishSource |
Ytterligare information
Population dynamics
Tillväxtparametrar
Max. ages / sizes
Length-weight rel.
Length-length rel.
Length-frequencies
Mass conversion
Rekrytering
Abundans
Tillväxtparametrar
Max. ages / sizes
Length-weight rel.
Length-length rel.
Length-frequencies
Mass conversion
Rekrytering
Abundans
Life cycle
Reproduktion
Könsmognad
Fecundity
Lek
Spawning aggregations
Ägg
Egg development
Larver
Larvdynamik
Reproduktion
Könsmognad
Fecundity
Lek
Spawning aggregations
Ägg
Egg development
Larver
Larvdynamik
Physiology
Body composition
Nutrients
Syreförbrukning
Swimming type
Simhastighet
Visual pigments
Fish sound
Diseases & Parasites
Toxicity (LC50s)
Body composition
Nutrients
Syreförbrukning
Swimming type
Simhastighet
Visual pigments
Fish sound
Diseases & Parasites
Toxicity (LC50s)
Human related
Aquaculture systems
Vattenbruksprofiler
Avelslinjer
Ciguatera cases
Stamps, coins, misc.
Aquaculture systems
Vattenbruksprofiler
Avelslinjer
Ciguatera cases
Stamps, coins, misc.
Verktyg
Bio-Quiz | E-book | Fälthandbok | Längdfördelnings-verktyg | Livshistorie-verktyg | Prickkarta | Classification Tree
| Catch-MSY |
Special reports
Download XML
Internet-källor
Alien/Invasive Species database | Aquatic Commons | BHL | Cloffa | BOLDSystems | Websites from users | Check FishWatcher | CISTI | Catalog of Fishes(Släkte, Arter) | DiscoverLife | ECOTOX | Faunafri | Fishtrace | GenBank(genome, nucleotide) | GloBI | GOBASE | | Google Books | Google Scholar | Google | IGFA World Record | MitoFish | OsteoBase(skull, spine) | Otolith Atlas of Taiwan Fishes | Offentliga akvarier | PubMed | Reef Life Survey | Scirus | SeaLifeBase | Tree of Life | Wikipedia(Go, sök) | World Records Freshwater Fishing | Zoological Record
Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804): PD50 = 0.5938 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01096 (0.00594 - 0.02026), b=2.94 (2.77 - 3.11), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref. 93245).
Trofisk nivå (Ref. 69278): 4.5 ±0.0 se; based on diet studies.
Resiliens (Ref. 120179): Låg, lägsta populationsfördubblingstid 4,5-14 år (tm=4-6; Fec=47,000).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153): Moderate to high vulnerability (54 of 100).