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Arapaima gigas, the Glossary

Arapaima gigas, also known as pirarucu or simply arapaima, is a species of arapaima native to the basin of the Amazon River.^[1]

13 relations: Amazon River, Arapaima, Beijing Zoo, China, Heinrich Rudolf Schinz, International Union for Conservation of Nature, Invasive species, Miocene, Piranha, Reuters, Scientific American, Swim bladder, Type (biology).
Taxa named by Heinrich Rudolf Schinz

Amazon River

The Amazon River (Río Amazonas, Rio Amazonas) in South America is the largest river by discharge volume of water in the world, and the longest or second-longest river system in the world, a title which is disputed with the Nile. The headwaters of the Apurímac River on Nevado Mismi had been considered for nearly a century the Amazon basin's most distant source until a 2014 study found it to be the headwaters of the Mantaro River on the Cordillera Rumi Cruz in Peru.

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Arapaima

The arapaima, pirarucu, or paiche is any large species of bonytongue in the genus Arapaima native to the Amazon and Essequibo basins of South America. Arapaima gigas and arapaima are fish of Guyana, fish of the Amazon basin and freshwater fish of Brazil.

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Beijing Zoo

Beijing Zoo is a zoological park in Xizhimen, Xicheng District, Beijing.

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China

China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia.

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Heinrich Rudolf Schinz

Heinrich Rudolf Schinz (30 March 1777 – 8 March 1861) was a Swiss physician and naturalist.

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International Union for Conservation of Nature

The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) is an international organization working in the field of nature conservation and sustainable use of natural resources.

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Invasive species

An invasive species is an introduced species that harms its new environment.

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Miocene

The Miocene is the first geological epoch of the Neogene Period and extends from about (Ma).

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Piranha

A piranha or piraña is any of a number of freshwater fish species in the family Serrasalmidae, or the subfamily Serrasalminae within the tetra family, Characidae in order Characiformes. Arapaima gigas and piranha are fish of the Amazon basin.

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Reuters

Reuters is a news agency owned by Thomson Reuters.

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Scientific American

Scientific American, informally abbreviated SciAm or sometimes SA, is an American popular science magazine.

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Swim bladder

The swim bladder, gas bladder, fish maw, or air bladder is an internal gas-filled organ that contributes to the ability of many bony fish (but not cartilaginous fish) to control their buoyancy, and thus to stay at their current water depth without having to expend energy in swimming.

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Type (biology)

In biology, a type is a particular specimen (or in some cases a group of specimens) of an organism to which the scientific name of that organism is formally associated.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arapaima_gigas