Arapaima
Arapaima gigas
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Fishcarnivore
The Arapaima is a giant freshwater fish that calls the Amazon River basin home. Known for its impressive size, it’s one of the most notable species in its family.
- It lives in the Amazon River basin.
- It’s one of the largest freshwater fish.
- It’s the best-known species of Arapaimas.
FreshwaterWetlandSouth America
Read more on WikipediaAt a glance
- Classification
- Fish
- Scientific name
- Arapaima gigas
- Habitat
- Freshwater, Wetland
- Regions in this directory
- South America
- Diet
- carnivore
- Relative size
- giant
- IUCN Red List
- Data Deficient (DD)
