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Kingdom :  ANIMALIA
Phylum :  CHORDATA
Class :  ACTINOPTERYGII
Order :  OSTEOGLOSSIFORMES
Family :  OSTEOGLOSSIDAE
Genus :  Arapaima
Taxon : Arapaima gigas (Cuvier, 1829) Comment on this entry
Legislation Details
Legal Notice CITES Appendix Country Date listed Notes
CITES  II    01/07/75 

 

Legal Notice EU Annex Country Date listed Notes
EC Reg. No 407/2009 (amending EC Reg. No. 338/97)  B    22/05/09 

 

EC Reg. No 318/2008 (amending EC Reg. No. 338/97)  B    11/04/08 

 

EC Reg. No 1332/2005 (amending EC Reg. No. 338/97)  B    22/08/05 

 

EC Reg. No 1497/2003 (amending EC Reg. No. 338/97)  B    30/08/03 

 

EC Reg. No 2724/2000 (amending EC Reg. No. 338/97)  B    18/12/00 

 

EC Reg. No 338/97  B    01/06/97 

 

CITES Export Quotas (refers to specimens of wild origin unless stated otherwise)
Year Country of Origin Quota (unit) Notes
1999  Colombia   5000   live 
CITES Notif. No. 1999/47
1998  Colombia   5000   live 
CITES Notif. No. 1998/07
1997  Colombia   5000   live; 1996 production 
CITES Notif. No. 994
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