AQUAPEDIA / AROWANAPEDIA
Arowanas of the world.
Seven species or related bonytongue profiles, genetics, global range records, breeding farms and conservation; sources and uncertainty preserved.
Evidence over trade labels.
Color grades are not automatically species, market names are not DNA pedigrees, and historic harvest locations are not proof of present-day wild populations.
Research dossiers
10 sourced articles · updated October 2026Asian arowana
Asian arowana is a protected Southeast Asian mouthbrooder with red, golden and green color forms.
Batik / Myanmar arowana
Distinct Myanmar-described species; known for engraved-looking maze patterns on the scales.
Northern saratoga / pearl arowana
Australasian true arowana occurring in northern Australia and New Guinea.
Southern saratoga
Australian arowana native to Queensland's Fitzroy drainage.
South American silver arowana
Amazonian and northern South American arowana with important wild-harvest conservation questions.
South American black arowana
Rio Negro-associated South American species distinct from silver arowana.
African bonytongue / African arowana
African bonytongue is related to true arowanas but differs in feeding and family placement.
Asian arowana genetics and color strains
Red, gold and green morphs are not independently validated species or simple single-gene pedigrees.
Arowana global native-range atlas
Map native, historic, farmed, introduced and uncertain distributions separately.
Asian arowana breeders, farming and conservation
Official CITES farm registers document operators, not their unverified medals or fish genealogies.