Conservation efforts in the Brazilian Amazon have brought a giant fish called the arapaima back from the verge of extinction, National Geographic reported. A decade ago, the arapaima, which can ...

A close-up view of an arapaima from the Brazilian Amazon shows its unique scales, which are one of the toughest materials in nature. Giant freshwater fish are among the most endangered animals on ...

Reaching up to 10 feet (3 meters) long and weighing 440 pounds (200 kilograms), arapaima are the largest freshwater fish in South America—and an important species in the Amazon River ecosystem.

The snack was then instantly eaten by the other fish. The arapaima is known to be aggressive, even toward its own kind. It can reach up to 440 pounds (200 kilograms) and 10 feet (3 meters) in length.

the pirarucu is an air-breathing fish that must rise to the surface every 15 minutes or so to gulp oxygen. That makes it easier to locate and catch pirarucu — also known as arapaima or paiche ...

And Hogan says he’s still on the hunt—for a fish even heavier than the giant stingray. A swimmer with an arapaima at an aquarium in Manaus, Native to the Amazon River Basin and large rivers of ...

If you buy through a BGR link, we may earn an affiliate commission, helping support our expert product labs. A colossal freshwater fish that can reach up to 10 feet in length has mysteriously ...

The owner of the aquarium said it was a six-year-old Arapaima fish that he had managed to grow to 5.2ft and was worth more than RMB 50,000 (£5,400). He said it was not only very expensive ...

This is the fish that was involved in the burglary, officials say. Arapaima are native to South America, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission reports. DeSoto County Sheriff's ...

Some viewers speculated that they were arapaima fish. According to the Dallas World Aquarium arapaima fish "must surface every 10-20 minutes to breathe air, making a loud, distinctive gulp ...

One such fish is Arapaima, found in the freshwater areas of the map. More specifically, this marine creature can be found in Roslit Bay. Here’s all you need to know about Arapaima and how to ...