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Family Order: Osteoglossiformes 🍽️ 2 Edible 🎣 1 Game Fish

Arapaimidae

Species
6
Genera
2
Max Length
450 cm
Max Weight
200.0 kg
Avg Trophic
3.42
Threatened
-

🌐 Geographic Distribution

Guinea-Bissau
1 spp.
Cameroon
1 spp.
Gabon
1 spp.
Togo
1 spp.
Nigeria
1 spp.
Central African Republic
1 spp.
Guinea
1 spp.
United States
1 spp.
DR Congo
1 spp.
Republic of the Congo
1 spp.

🌍 Habitat Distribution

💧 Freshwater
6

🛡️ Conservation Status Distribution

LC
DD
Least Concern 1
Data Deficient 4

🏆 World Records

weight
Arapaima - 158.76 kg
Arapaima gigas
🎣 Jakub Vagner 📍 Rewa River, Guyana 📅 Feb 2009