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Some Parasitic Worms from Arapaima gigas (Teleostean Fish) with a description of Philometra senticosa n.sp. (Filarioidea)1

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H. A. Baylis
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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 of Arapaima gigas (Cuvier).

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Parasitology , Volume 19 , Issue 1 , March 1927 , pp. 35 - 47
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1927

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