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Arapaima gigas

Photo by JordiPrats
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Description:

Big fish can be up to 4,5m and 150kg.
Originaly from South Africa has been introduced in Malaysia and Thailand for fishing

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Comments (5)
JordiPrats
Interesting Machi, thanks for share, with this big fishes arround the local fishes and ecosytem should be in danger
Machi
Arapimas have been introduced to Malaysia for fishing http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arapaima#Importance_to_humans
JordiPrats
looks like an Arapaima gigas, but after check wikipedia it just can be found in Suth America, right?, not in Malaysia...?

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PublishedOctober 21, 2014

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