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pirarucu (Arapaima gigas)
Subject: pirarucu (Arapaima gigas)
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Resolution: 3888x1317 File Size: 1114737 Bytes Date: 2009:11:07 07:59:46 Camera: Canon EOS 40D (Canon) F number: f/3.5 Exposure: 1/60 sec Focal Length: 28/1 Upload Date: 2017:08:17 15:28:09

pirarucu (Arapaima gigas)


Arapaima gigas in the Siam Centre, Bangkok
Date 7 November 2009
Author Bjoertvedt https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Bjoertvedt
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Arapaima_gigas_01.JPG

The pirarucu or giant arapaima (Arapaima gigas) is a species of arapaima native to the basin of the Amazon River. It is among the largest freshwater fish. Arapaima gigas is an obligate air-breather and needs to come to the surface regularly to gulp air.

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Scientific Name: Arapaima gigas (Schinz, 1822)
Common Names: Arapaima, Pirarucu, Giant Arapaima; [French] Arapaïma, Paiche
Synonyms: Sudis gigas Schinz (ex Cuvier), 1822

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