Arapaimas
Arapaima
The arapaima, pirarucu, or paiche are any large species of bonytongue in the genus Arapaima native to the Amazon and Essequibo basins of South America. Genus Arapaima is the type genus of the family Arapaimidae. They are among the world's largest freshwater fish, reaching as much as 3 m (9.8 ft). They are an important food fish. They have declined in the native range due to overfishing and habitat loss. In contrast, arapaima have been introduced to several...
5 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 5 known species
Giant arapaima
speciesArapaima gigas
Arapaima arapaima
speciesArapaima arapaima
Agassiz's Arapaima
speciesArapaima agassizii
Slender Arapaima
speciesArapaima leptosoma
Mapa Arapaima
speciesArapaima mapae
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 86590.