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🇧🇷 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

WorldArowana Freshwater bony fish with a toothed bone in the mouth and air-breathing ability.Ancient · Rivers and lakes · 1831

🇧🇷 BrazilBlack arowana A South American freshwater fish known for its dark colour and jumping hunting style.Other · Rivers and lakes

🇮🇩 Indonesia and 4 moreAsian arowana Large freshwater fish from Southeast Asia known for its metallic scales and cultural significance.Ancient · Rivers and lakes · 1840

🇧🇷 Brazil and 1 moreSilver arowana Large South American freshwater predator with bone tongue.Other · 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
Arowana: User:Qwertzy2, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Black arowana: Dương Vinh Hoàng, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Asian arowana: Marcel Burkhard, CC BY-SA 3.0, source

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