genus
Arapaima
Arapaima is a genus in the family Arapaimidae. This database currently files 6 species under it.
- Species filed
- 6
- Threatened
- 0
- Countries recorded
- 0
- With a free photo
- 17%
- Weight range
- Not recorded
Best-known members of Arapaima
Ranked by popularity score.

Arapaima
Arapaima gigas
Slender arapaima
Arapaima leptosoma
Agassiz's arapaima
Arapaima agassizii
Mapa arapaima
Arapaima mapae
How threatened is Arapaima?
1 of 6 species filed here have an IUCN category on record.
| IUCN category | Species | Share of assessed |
|---|---|---|
| DDData Deficient | 1 | 100% |
All species in Arapaima
| Common name | Scientific name | Family | Status | Weight | Countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arapaima | Arapaima gigas | Arapaimidae | Data Deficient | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Slender arapaima | Arapaima leptosoma | Arapaimidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Agassiz's arapaima | Arapaima agassizii | Arapaimidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Mapa arapaima | Arapaima mapae | Arapaimidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Vastres condaminei | Arapaimidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Vastres jussiei | Arapaimidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |