Black arawana

Its natural habitat are the still waters of the Negro River basin and the upper Essequibo River basin in South America.

The Black arawana lives in the benthopelagic, freshwater environment.

(S), Black Arawana (S), Anableps, South American Marble Gar, Caecilian Worm Eel, Exodon Paradoxus, Lineatus Flounder, Jade Goby. More

Commonly called the black arawana, this osteoglossid can reach more than a meter in length. It is probably less abundant than Osteoglossum bicirrhosum, with which it shares similar habits. More

Common names

Arowana ferreirova in Czech (česky)
Aruanã in Portuguese (Português)
Black arawana in English
black arowana in English
Black aruana in English
Musta-arovana in Finnish (suomen kieli)
Ostnojazyčnatec černý in Czech (česky)
Schwarzer Knochenzüngler in German (Deutsch)
Sort arowana in Danish (dansk)
Svart arowana in Swedish (Svenska)
Yuzhnoamerikanskaya aravana in Russian (русский язык)
ブラックアロワナ in Japanese (日本語)
費氏骨舌魚(引進) in Mandarin Chinese
费氏骨舌鱼(引进) in Mandarin Chinese

Order : Osteoglossiformes
Family : Osteoglossidae
Genus : Osteoglossum
Species : Osteoglossum ferreirai
Authority : Kanazawa, 1966