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Ichthyology 52291 MCZ Ichthyology
 Arapaima gigas 		Near Belém
South America, Brazil, Pará
0/0/0-0/0/0 (1700-01-01 - 2100-01-01) 		whole animal (alcohol) Login or Create Account
 
Arapaima gigas (Schinz 1822).
Animalia Chordata Craniata Osteoglossomorpha Gnathostomata Actinopterygii Neopterygii Osteoglossiformes Osteoglossidae Arapaima gigas
Arapaima, Pirarucu
Identified by Cards
Nature of ID: migration
Remarks: [MUSE DETERMINER: Cards]
Continent/Ocean: South America
Country: Brazil
State/Province: Pará
Specific Locality: Near Belém
General Habitat: [SALINITY: F]
Collecting Source: wild caught
Collecting Date: 0/0/0-0/0/0 (1700-01-01 - 2100-01-01)
Ich. Field Number: MPEG:BELEM
Collectors
Museu Paraense Emilio Goeldi, Brazil
Identifiers
field number: MPEG:BELEM
group number: 118
previous number: MCZ 40781*
  Details
Part Name Condition Disposition # Remarks
whole animal (alcohol) unchecked in collection 1
total length: 2m+ TL ,
  [no agent data], 2010-03-19, muse migration
age class: adult
  [no agent data]
Remarks: Incorrectly catalogued as MCZ 40781, a pre-occupied number [RS, 1977]. Cast taken of specimen by R. Paynter now on public exhibit. Pectoral and pelvic fins stored seperately in genereal collection.
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MCZ Ichthyology Fish 037541-040800, pg.131

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MCZ Ichthyology Fish 037541-040800, pg.131

 

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