Arapaima gigas

Summary

Arapaima gigas is a taxon^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• Arapaima gigas's instance of is recorded as taxon^[3].
• Arapaima gigas is classified at the rank of species^[4].
• Arapaima gigas's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Data Deficient^[5].
• Arapaima gigas belongs to the parent taxon Arapaima^[6].
• Arapaima gigas's scientific name is Arapaima gigas^[7].
• Arapaima gigas's Commons category is recorded as Arapaima gigas^[8].
• Arapaima gigas's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Arapaima gigas^[9].
• Arapaima gigas's Commons gallery is recorded as Arapaima gigas^[10].
• Arapaima gigas's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'A. gigas'}^[11].
• Arapaima gigas is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Pirarucu'}^[12].
• Arapaima gigas is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Paiche, Arapaima'}^[13].
• Arapaima gigas is commonly known as {'lang': 'et', 'text': 'Paiche'}^[14].
• Arapaima gigas is commonly known as {'lang': 'et', 'text': 'Pirarucu'}^[15].
• Arapaima gigas is commonly known as {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'Pirarucu'}^[16].
• Arapaima gigas is commonly known as {'lang': 'pt', 'text': 'Pirarucu'}^[17].
• Arapaima gigas is commonly known as {'lang': 'th', 'text': 'ปลาช่อนยักษ์อเมซอน'}^[18].
• Arapaima gigas is commonly known as {'lang': 'th', 'text': 'ปลาอะราไพม่า'}^[19].
• Arapaima gigas is commonly known as {'lang': 'tr', 'text': 'Arapayma'}^[20].
• Arapaima gigas is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '大头巨骨舌鱼'}^[21].
• Arapaima gigas is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '巨骨舌鱼'}^[22].
• Arapaima gigas is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '海象'}^[23].
• Arapaima gigas is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '象鱼'}^[24].
• Arapaima gigas is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Arapaïma'}^[25].
• Arapaima gigas is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Paiche'}^[26].
• Arapaima gigas is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Arapaima'}^[27].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Arapaima gigas is Arapaima gigas^[7]. It is classified at the rank of species^[4]. It is classified within Arapaima^[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Pirarucu'}^[12], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Paiche, Arapaima'}^[13], {'lang': 'et', 'text': 'Paiche'}^[14], {'lang': 'et', 'text': 'Pirarucu'}^[15], {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'Pirarucu'}^[16], and {'lang': 'pt', 'text': 'Pirarucu'}^[17].

Identifiers

Arapaima gigas's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 94494^[28]. Arapaima gigas's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 113544^[29]. Arapaima gigas's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 204868^[30]. Arapaima gigas's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5212877^[31]. Arapaima gigas's ITIS TSN is recorded as 650008^[32].

Why It Matters

Arapaima gigas has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[33]