Scleropages

Asia-Pacific arowanas
Temporal range: Possible Late Cretaceous record
Scleropages jardinii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Osteoglossiformes
Family: Osteoglossidae
Genus: Scleropages
Günther, 1864
Type species
Scleropages leichardti
Günther, 1864
Native range map

Scleropages, the Asia-Pacific arowanas, is a genus of fish in the family Osteoglossidae found in Asia and Australia. All of these species are carnivorous and have great jumping ability. Fossil evidence supports their former presence in Europe & Africa.

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