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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 ...
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Arapaima gigas, also known simply as Arapaima, 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.
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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 ...
Arapaiminae is a subfamily of freshwater osteoglossiform (bony-tongued) fishes belonging to the family Osteoglossidae.It includes the South American arapaimas of the Amazon and Essequibo basins and the African arowana (Heterotis niloticus) from the watersheds of the Sahelo-Sudanese region, Senegal, Gambia, and parts of Eastern Africa.
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