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The arapaima, pirarucu, or paiche is any large species of bonytongue in the genus Arapaima native to the Amazon and Essequibo basins of South America. Arapaima is the type genus of the subfamily Arapaiminae within the family Osteoglossidae. [1] [2] [3] They are among the world's largest freshwater fish, reaching as much as 3 m (9.8 ft) in ...
Arapaima gigas, also known simply as Arapaima or pirarucu, or paiche, [3] [4] [5] is a species of arapaima native to the basin of the Amazon River. Once believed to be the sole species in the genus, it is among the largest freshwater fish. The species is an obligate air breather, so it needs to come to the surface regularly to breathe air.
Arapaima mapae is a species of freshwater fish endemic to Brazil, where it is known only from Lago do Amapá in Amapá State. [ 2 ] It is a member of the arapaimas , a genus of air-breathing fish that contains some of the world's largest freshwater fish.
A massive species of fish that used to dominate the Amazon river is quickly dying out in several areas. A recent study of fishing communities in the state of Amazonas, Brazil found the giant ...
Arapaima leptosoma is a species of freshwater fish endemic to Brazil. It is a member of the arapaimas , a genus of air-breathing fish that contains some of the world's largest freshwater fish. Like other members of the genus Arapaima , this fish can breathe air.
Jeremy had to get permission to fish for an arapaima, because it's an endangered species. JEREMY: "This is the biggest fish of my South American fishing career. A river monster as deadly as any ...
Most of the destruction has been concentrated in Brazil, ... a company called Asian Plantations that obtained 50,000 acres of ... risotto and breaded arapaima, an Amazonian fish, we leaned against ...
Arapaima agassizii is a species of freshwater fish endemic to Brazil. It is a member of the arapaimas , a genus of air-breathing fish that contains some of the world's largest freshwater fish. [ 2 ]