Taxonomy Profile: Arapaima gigas (Cuvier 1822)

Arapaima gigas: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Species
Synonym(s):
Common Name(s):
giant arapaima []
arapaima []
giant arapaima []
pirarucu []
pirarucú []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
invalid homonym & junior synonym
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Arapaima gigas: References
Expert(s):
Source(s):
Source:
NODC Taxonomic Code
Acquired:
1996-07-29
Notes:
Reference for:
Arapaima gigas
Source:
Catalog of Fishes, 13-May-2004
Acquired:
2004-05-13
Notes:
http://www.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/
Reference for:
Arapaima gigas
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Eschmeyer, William N., ed.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1998-01-01 / 1998-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Catalog of Fishes
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Special Publication of the Center for Biodiversity Research and Information, no. 1, vol 1-3
Page(s):
2905
Publisher:
California Academy of Sciences
Publication Place:
San Francisco, California, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
0-940228-47-5/
Notes:
http://www.jstor.org/stable/25622932
Reference for:
Arapaima gigas
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Shiino, Sueo M.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1976-09-01 / 1976-09-01
Article/Chapter Title:
List of Common Names of Fishes of the World, Those Prevailing among English-speaking Nations
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Science Report of Shima Marineland, no. 4
Page(s):
262
Publisher:
Shima Marineland
Publication Place:
Kashikojima, Shima, Mie, Japan
ISBN/ISSN:
/0385-1109
Notes:
Reference for:
Arapaima gigas
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Nelson, Joseph S.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1994-01-01 / 1994-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Fishes of the World, Third Edition
Page(s):
xvii + 600
Publisher:
John Wiley and Sons
Publication Place:
New York, New York, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
0-471-54713-1/
Notes:
Reference for:
Arapaima gigas
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Robins, Richard C., Reeve M. Bailey, Carl E. Bond, James R. Brooker, Ernest A. Lachner, et al.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1991-01-01 / 1991-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
World Fishes Important to North Americans Exclusive of Species from the Continental Waters of the United States and Canada
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
American Fisheries Society Special Publication, no. 21
Page(s):
243
Publisher:
American Fisheries Society
Publication Place:
Bethesda, Maryland, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
0-913235-54-7/0097-0638
Notes:
0-913124-54-7 (cloth)
Reference for:
Arapaima gigas
Arapaima gigas: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
South America
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Arapaima gigas: Comments
Comment:
According to Eschmeyer (online Catalog of Fishes, 2004), Arapaima gigas (Cuvier 1822) is a secondary junior homonym and junior synonym of Arapaima gigas (Schinz, 1822)