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Black aruana

Osteoglossum ferreirai Kanazawa, 1966

Status not recordedbony fish

The black aruana (Osteoglossum ferreirai) is a species in the family Osteoglossidae, order Osteoglossiformes.

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Quick facts about the black aruana

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the black aruana live?

Not recorded

Is the black aruana endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the black aruana classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderOsteoglossiformes
  5. familyOsteoglossidae
  6. genusOsteoglossum
  7. SpeciesOsteoglossum ferreirai Kanazawa, 1966

Synonyms Osteoglossum ferrerai

Other names and names in other languages (22)
  • Black arawanaEnglish
  • Black arowanaEnglish
  • أروانا سوداءArabic
  • Arowana FerreirovaCzech
  • Sort arowanaDanish
  • Schwarzer KnochenzünglerGerman
  • Arawana negraSpanish
  • آروانای سیاهPersian
  • Musta-arovanaFinnish
  • Arowana neroItalian
  • ブラックアロワナJapanese
  • Zwarte arowanaDutch
  • Arowana czarnaPolish
  • aruanã-negroPortuguese
  • Чёрная араванаRussian
  • Svart arowanaSwedish
  • ปลาอะโรวานาดำThai
  • Аравана чорнаUkrainian
  • Ostnojazyroot
  • ostnojazyčnatec černýCzech
  • Aruanã-pretoPortuguese
  • Yuzhnoamerikanskaya aravanaRussian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the black aruana

Other species in the same genus Osteoglossum.

Aruana

Osteoglossum bicirrhosum

OsteoglossidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the black aruana?

The black aruana (Osteoglossum ferreirai) belongs to the family Osteoglossidae in the order Osteoglossiformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Black aruana (Osteoglossum ferreirai). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/black-aruana

MLA

“Black aruana (Osteoglossum ferreirai).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/black-aruana.

BibTeX
@misc{black_aruana_2026,
  title = {Black aruana (Osteoglossum ferreirai)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/black-aruana},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}