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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.
The type-species of the group, Arapaima gigas, is an important South American food source and charismatic representative of the region. [5] Both Arapaima and Heterotis are cultured for food in their respective countries due to their heartiness and meat, and the arapaima is a prized sport-fish, being the largest truly freshwater fish. [6]
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 ...
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.
The Asian arowana (Scleropages formosus) comprises several phenotypic varieties of freshwater fish distributed geographically across Southeast Asia. [3] While most consider the different varieties to belong to a single species, [4] [5] [6] [3] [7] work by Pouyaud et al. (2003) [8] differentiates these varieties into multiple species.
Osteoglossidae is a family of large-sized freshwater fish, which includes the arowanas.They are commonly known as bonytongues.The family has been regarded as containing two extant subfamilies Arapaiminae and Osteoglossinae, with a total of five living genera, [1] but these are regarded as valid families in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes [2] The extinct Phareodontinae are known from worldwide ...