Species Hierarchy
Kingdom ANIMAL (ANIMALIA)
Phylum BACKBONED ANIMALS (CHORDATA)
Class FISH - BONEY (TELEOSTOMI)
Order ARAWANAS, MOONEYES, AND FEATHERBACKS (OSTEOGLOSSIFORMES)
Family ARAWANAS AND ARAPAIMAS (OSTEOGLOSSIDAE)
Common name: PIRARUCU
Scentific name: ARAPAIMA GIGAS

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Location: AQUARIUM, VANCOUVER. BC. CAMADA

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This lifeform is found in Brazil. This lifeform is found in freshwater such as lakes or rivers.

Pirarucu or Arapaima (Arapaima gigas) is found primarily in the northern Amazon Basin of tropical South America. This large fish can be up to eight feet long and weigh up to 200 pounds.

The Osteoglossidae family is a small group of only five species of fish that are found in rivers and streams in the Southern Hemisphere. These fish typically have large scales and big eyes.

Bony fish, Class Teleostomi, are a class of chordates that  include the majority of fish-like animals found on earth. They  are characterized by a bony jaw and a bony skeleton. They are  found in both fresh and marine waters.

Backboned Animals (Phylum Chordata) are the most advanced group of animals on earth. These animals are characterized by having a spinal cord or backbone. Most members have a clearly defined brain that controls the organism through a spinal cord. Fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals are in this phylum.

Currently, some taxonomists believe that the fish should be divided into two groups (sharks and regular fishes) and that there are some other primitive groups in the phylum such as hagfish or lampreys.

Animal Kingdom contains numerous organisms that feed on other animals or plants. Included in the animal kingdom are the lower marine invertebrates such as sponges and corals, the jointed legged animals such as insects and spiders, and the backboned animals such as fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals.

 

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