The 10-foot-long arapaima was quickly disappearing in Brazil until local communities stepped in to save it—and themselves. A close-up view of an arapaima from the Brazilian Amazon shows its ...

The arapaima, because of its varied and voracious appetite, is a threat to native Florida wildlife. It is also capable of producing hundreds of thousands of eggs during its lifetime.

Visitors can get up close to arapaima at the Smithsonian National Zoo's Amazonia exhibit. Reaching up to 10 feet (3 meters) long and weighing 440 pounds (200 kilograms), arapaima are the largest ...

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. More for You.

National Geographic Explorer João Campos-Silva has long been fascinated by the arapaima, since before it sprung back from near extinction just over a decade ago. The precarious state of the world ...

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Arapaima are “among the largest known freshwater fish species with sizes up to 14 feet and 440 pounds,” the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission reports.. A permit is required to ...

Arapaima are “among the largest known freshwater fish species with sizes up to 14 feet and 440 pounds,” the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission reports.

The arapaima, because of its varied and voracious appetite, is a threat to native Florida wildlife. It is also capable of producing hundreds of thousands of eggs during its lifetime.