Summary ²

The arapaima, pirarucu, or paiche (Arapaima) is a genus of bonytongue native to the Amazon River in Brazil. They are the largest freshwater fish of South America.

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1. (c) Thiago Santos, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://www.flickr.com/photos/62605452@N00/530736563
2. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arapaima_gigas

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• Biodiversity Heritage Library
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