Asian arowana: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Asian arowana Scleropages formosus Endangered

Where the Asian arowana lives, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Recorded in (GBIF)Representative wild record

Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 10 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See bony fish on the world map

Scientific name	Scleropages formosus
Group	Bony fish
Status	Endangered (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Class	Ray-finned fish
Order	Osteoglossiformes
Family	Osteoglossidae

Is the Asian arowana endangered?

The Asian arowana’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Endangered” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Asian arowana?

The Asian arowana (Scleropages formosus) is a ray-finned fish in the order Osteoglossiformes and the family Osteoglossidae, genus Scleropages. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Asian arowana

The Asian arowana (Scleropages formosus) comprises several phenotypic varieties of freshwater fish distributed geographically across Southeast Asia. While most consider the different varieties to belong to a single species, work by Pouyaud et al. (2003) differentiates these varieties into multiple species. They have several other common names, including Asian bonytongue, dragonfish, and a number of names specific to the different color varieties.

Native to Southeast Asia, Asian arowanas inhabit blackwater rivers, slow-moving waters flowing through forested swamps and wetlands. Adults feed on other fish, while juveniles feed on insects.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Asian arowana (revision 1366795881), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q728584 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).