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Mapa arapaima

Arapaima mapae (Valenciennes, 1847)

Status not recordedbony fish

The mapa arapaima (Arapaima mapae) is a species in the family Arapaimidae, order Osteoglossiformes.

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Quick facts about the mapa arapaima

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 mapa arapaima live?

Not recorded

Is the mapa arapaima 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 mapa arapaima classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderOsteoglossiformes
  5. familyArapaimidae
  6. genusArapaima
  7. SpeciesArapaima mapae (Valenciennes, 1847)

Synonyms Vastres mapae

Other names and names in other languages (4)
  • arapaima mapskáCzech
  • Amapá arapaimaEstonian
  • Arapaima di MapaItalian
  • Pirarucu-dragãoPortuguese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the mapa arapaima

Other species in the same genus Arapaima.

DD, Data Deficient
Arapaima (Arapaima gigas)

Arapaima

Arapaima gigas

Arapaimidae

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the mapa arapaima?

The mapa arapaima (Arapaima mapae) belongs to the family Arapaimidae in the order Osteoglossiformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Mapa arapaima (Arapaima mapae). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/mapa-arapaima

MLA

“Mapa arapaima (Arapaima mapae).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/mapa-arapaima.

BibTeX
@misc{mapa_arapaima_2026,
  title = {Mapa arapaima (Arapaima mapae)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/mapa-arapaima},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}