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pirarucu (Arapaima gigas)
Subject: pirarucu (Arapaima gigas)
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Arapaima Paiche.jpg
Resolution: 3130x1003 File Size: 1867064 Bytes Date: 2013:05:05 13:06:21 Camera: FinePix F40fd (FUJIFILM) F number: f/2.8 Exposure: 10/200 sec Focal Length: 800/100 Upload Date: 2017:08:17 15:36:42

pirarucu (Arapaima gigas)


Deutsch: Arapaima gigas im Zoo Berlin
Date 5 May 2013, 13:06:21
Author Dirk Meyer
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Arapaima_Paiche.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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