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Osteoglossidae

9 fish on EveryFish name Osteoglossidae among their families.

🇧🇷 Brazil and 1 moreArapaima Large freshwater fish from the Amazon basin known for its size and air-breathing ability.Ancient · Rivers and lakes

🇧🇷 Brazil and 4 moreArapaima Giant air-breathing freshwater fish of the AmazonOther · Rivers and lakes · 1822

🇸🇳 Senegal and 4 moreAfrican arowana Plankton-eating bonytongue fish native to African riversOther · Rivers and lakes

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Arapaima: This illustration was made by Citron You must credit this : Citron / C, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Arapaima: George Chernilevsky, Public domain, source
African arowana: George Albert Boulenger, Public domain, source

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