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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'

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Conservation efforts in the Brazilian Amazon have brought a giant fish called the arapaima back from the verge of extinction, ...
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The 3-metre, 200kg torpedo with bullet-deflecting scales and a fiery reputation that can deliver quite a punch to humans

Although argument remains as to the title of the world’s largest freshwater fish, the arapaima is definitely the largest ...
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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), ...
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The arapaima, a giant ‘prehistoric’ Amazon fish, is now in Florida, and wildlife experts are paying attention

Mark Wilson of FOX 13 Tampa Bay framed it like a plot twist for anglers: for years, the only realistic way to tangle with an arapaima was to book an expensive trip to the Amazon River, then sweat your ...