Fish Identification: Find Species

Family: Osteoglossidae Arowanas

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Photo by Photo by Muséum-Aquarium de Nancy/B. Alenda

Osteoglossum bicirrhosum
[Arawana]

Photo by Photo by Landines, M.

Osteoglossum ferreirai
[Black arawana]

Photo by Photo by Tursinah, N.

Scleropages formosus
[Asian bonytongue]

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Scleropages inscriptus
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Photo by Photo by Muséum-Aquarium de Nancy/B. Alenda

Scleropages jardinii
[Australian bonytongue]

Photo by Photo by Poole, S.

Scleropages leichardti
[Southern saratoga]

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Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)	Year
Osteoglossum bicirrhosum	Arawana	South America	90 TL	1829
Osteoglossum ferreirai	Black arawana	South America	90 TL	1966
Scleropages formosus	Asian bonytongue	Asia	90 TL	1840
Scleropages inscriptus		Asia		2012
Scleropages jardinii	Australian bonytongue	Asia and Oceania	100 SL	1892
Scleropages leichardti	Southern saratoga	Oceania	100 SL	1864

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Fish Identification: Find Species

Family: Osteoglossidae Arowanas(See list of species below)

Family: Osteoglossidae Arowanas

(See list of species below)