Are African Butterfly fish related to Arowana?

[Retuks]

they basically look like dwarfed compact arowanas.

or they look like an angelfish with the frontal fins and head of an arowana.

i also want to get one. any1 in hawaii know where i can get one or how much they $$?

 

[Hwarang_Samurai]

they get some at moanalua pets forgot the price though

 

[Retuks]

thanks! i'll check it out.

original question though/.

 

[Oddball]

The African Butterfly fish is related to aros. These fish are in the Order: Osteoglossiformes.

 

[Retuks]

SHWEET!

is there a list somewhere ?!

 

[beblondie]

Family:
Osteoglossidae
Arrowanas
Scleropages formosus =Asian arrowana( Southeast Asia)
Scleropages jardini = Australian Pearl Arowana AKA: Northern Spotted Barramundi or Jardini Arowana (Northern Australia and New Guinea)
Scleropages leichardti =Australian Spotted Arowana AKA: Spotted Barramundi or Saratoga (Northern Australia and New Guinea)
Osteoglossum ferrerai =Black arrowana (SouthAmerica)
Osteoglossum bicirrhosum =Silver arrwoana (South America)
Arapaima gigas =Arapaima AKA: Giant Arapaima or Pirarucu (South America)(Amazon basin)
Heterotis niloticus Heterotis AKA: African Arowana (River basins of Africa)
Pantadon bucholzi=African butterfly fish

 

[peewee]

yes they are. bony tounged fish