Arapaima - Wikipedia
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.
How The Arapaima Fish Has Survived For 23 Million Years - All …
2020年8月14日 · The arapaima, aka the pirarucu or paiche, is an air-breathing fish native to the streams of the Amazon River. It can weigh over 400 pounds. The largest arapaima on record weighed over 440 pounds and measured 15 feet long.
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Amazon 'river monster' turns up dead in Florida - Live Science
2021年3月23日 · The rotting body of a dead Amazon "river monster" recently washed ashore in Florida, raising concerns about whether this gigantic predatory fish has joined the Sunshine State's ever-growing...
New invasive species emerges in Florida — a 10-foot-long river monster
2021年3月19日 · The arapaima is native to the Amazon River in South America and is one of the world's largest predatory fish. Its scales are said to be as impenetrable as armor. And it's ugly, at least to most...
One of Earth’s biggest freshwater fish is bouncing back, a rare …
2024年6月14日 · Giant freshwater fish are among the most endangered animals on Earth. But in the lush waterways of the Amazon, one leviathan is swimming against the current. Meet the arapaima, a fish capable...
Arapaima, facts and photos - National Geographic
South America's arapaima is one of the largest freshwater fish in the world. Also known as the paiche or the pirarucu, the arapaima is an air-breathing fish that plies the rainforest rivers of...
Amazing Arapaima: Photos of the Amazon's Biggest Fish
2014年8月14日 · The arapaima is the largest fish in the Amazon River basin. These incredible freshwater fish can measure 10 feet (3 meters) long and weigh more than 400 pounds (180 kilograms).
Because Amazon Tribes Were Trusted, A True River Monster Was …
2021年10月26日 · The giant arapaima, a piranha-proof river monster capable of growing to 10-feet in length and weighing 440 pounds, was almost wiped out by illegal fishing in the 1990s, but two decades of ...
Discovery and Danger: The Shocking Fishes of the Amazon's …
2018年7月30日 · Smithsonian Scientist races to discover and study the mysterious fishes of the Amazon’s final frontier. C. David de Santana and his team exploring the Javari River on the border of Brazil and...