Summary ²

The silver arowana, Osteoglossum bicirrhosum, sometimes spelled arawana, is a freshwater bony fish of the family Osteoglossidae, commonly kept in aquaria. The term "Osteoglossum" means "bone-tongued" and "bicirrhosum" means "two barbels" (from the Greek language).

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1. (c) Bernard DUPONT, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://www.flickr.com/photos/berniedup/6978501520/
2. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osteoglossum_bicirrhosum

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• Fish Database of Taiwan
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