Some Parasitic Worms fromArapaima gigas(Teleostean Fish) with a description ofPhilometra senticosan.sp. (Filarioidea)
- 1 March 1927
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Parasitology
- Vol. 19 (1) , 35-47
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s0031182000005503
Abstract
The “Arapaima,” “Pirarucú” or “Pirá-Urucú,” of the large rivers of Brazil and the Guianas is the largest strictly freshwater fish known. It is said to reach a length of 15 feet, and a weight of more than 400 lbs. It is known to science under the name ofArapaima gigas(Cuvier).Keywords
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