Arapaima
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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 Arapaim
Arapaima gigas at Beijing aquarium
Arapaima leptosoma shown at its full length
Closeup of scales
Arapaima or pirarucu close-up
Osteoglossidae
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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 Arapai
Arapaima
…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…
Scleropages leichardti 1
Phareodus testis, a famous member of the extinct subfamily Phareodontinae
Hiodon tergisus NOAA
Campylomormyrus curvirostris