Myanmar arowana

Aquarium fish from Myanmar

Myanmar arowana

Conservation status

Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]

CITES Appendix I (CITES)[2]

Scientific classification
Domain:  | Eukaryota
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Chordata
Class:  | Actinopterygii
Order:  | Osteoglossiformes
Family:  | Osteoglossidae
Genus:  | Scleropages
Species:  |

S. inscriptus

Binomial name
Scleropages inscriptus

T. R. Roberts, 2012

The Batik arowana or Myanmar arowana (Scleropages inscriptus) is a large, bony-tongued fish native to Myanmar.[3] The species is found in the Tanintharyi River basin on the Indian Ocean coast of peninsular Myanmar.

This species is differentiated from other members of Scleropages by the wavy pattern present on the scales and head of the fish similar to Batik textiles.

Past records indicate that the fish was a fairly commonly consumed fish in the region. However it is claimed to be extinct in the wild due to overharvesting for the aquarium trade.[4]

## See also

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* List of freshwater aquarium fish species

## References

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1. ^ "Scleropages inscriptus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
2. ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
3. ^ Tyson R. Roberts (2012). "Scleropages inscriptus, a new fish species from the Tananthayi or Tenasserim River basin, Malay Peninsula of Myanmar (Osteoglossidae: Osteoglossiformes)". Aqua. 18 (2): 113–118\. Archived from the original on 2012-07-18.
4. ^ Voigt, Emily (2017). The Dragon Behind the Glass : A True Story of Power, Obsession, and the World's Most Coveted Fish. Scribner. ISBN 9781451678956.

Taxon identifiers

Scleropages inscriptus|

* Wikidata: Q310042
* Wikispecies: Scleropages inscriptus
* CoL: 4VQ4S
* EoL: 29302900
* FishBase: 66576
* GBIF: 7193482
* iNaturalist: 618925
* IUCN: 90330470
* Open Tree of Life: 4949500
* Species+: 34573
* WoRMS: 1007661

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