arapaima

📅 Updated:2026-09-14

🕒 Created:2026-09-14

🆔 ID:111998

Description

The arapaima, pirarucu, or paiche is a 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. They are among the world's largest freshwater fish, reaching as much as 3 meters (9.8 feet) in length.

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