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The arapaima, a giant ‘prehistoric’ Amazon fish, is now in Florida, and wildlife experts are paying attention

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Conservation efforts rescue giant fish from brink of extinction: 'The answers are often in the hands of the local people and communities'

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 grow ...
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Fishing resort on Florida’s West Coast adds prehistoric arapaima to its controlled fish population

ARCADIA, Fla. (WSVN)– A fish farmer has brought the Amazon to Florida. Jurassic Living Jewels is a new fishing resort located om Florida’s West Coast. The resort’s owner imported a giant, prehistoric ...
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National Zoo Investigates Fish Deaths

Zoo staff said that the fish were about 17 years old, which is the typical life span of captive arapaima. According to the press release, a necropsy carried out after the death of the fish initially ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Ten Fascinating Facts About the Arapaima, the Largest Freshwater Fish in South America

A keystone species of the Amazon River ecosystem, the arapaima is a powerful predator known by many names. Mike Bock Reaching up to 10 feet (3 meters) long and weighing 440 pounds (200 kilograms), ...