Scleropages leichardti

Spotted arowana (Scleropages leichardti)

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Osteoglossiformes

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii Infraclassis: Teleostei Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai Supercohort: Osteoglossocephala Cohort/Superordo: Osteoglossomorpha Ordo: Osteoglossiformes

Familia: Osteoglossidae
Genus: Scleropages
Species: Scleropages leichardti

Name

• Scleropages leichardti Günther, 1864

Type localtity: Burdekin River [490]

Etymology: The species is named after the Prussian naturalist and explorer Friedrich Wilhelm Ludwig Leichhardt (1813-ca.1848), who first purchased the catch and sent them out for identification.

Synonyms

• Scleropages scheichhardti Günther, 1864

Vernacular names

English: Spotted arowana, Saratoga, Dawson river salmon
ไทย: ปลาอะโรว่าออสเตรเลียจุด

References

• Pusey, B.J., Fisher, C. & Maclaine, J. 2016. On the nature of Scleropages leichardti Günther, 1864 (Pisces: Osteoglossidae). Zootaxa 4173(1): 75–84. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4173.1.7. Reference page. 

Links

• Scleropages leichardti in FishBase,
  Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds.) 2024. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication, www.fishbase.org, version 02/2024.
• Scleropages leichardti Günther, 1864 – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).

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