Mental Floss

5 Fast Facts About the Arapaima, Florida’s Latest Potential Invasive Species

Last month, during a visit to Jaycee Park in Cape Coral, Florida, Leah Getts’s son spotted a massive dead fish floating in the Caloosahatchee River. “It was bigger than my 7-year-old, who’s not a ...
Smithsonian Magazine

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), ...
Mongabay

An Amazonian arapaima washed up in a Florida river. It didn’t swim there

If you liked this story, share it with other people. In February, Florida officials identified the body of an arapaima (Arapaima gigas) that had washed ashore from the Caloosahatchee River. An expert ...
WCPO Cincinnati

A look at Newport Aquarium's giant 'monsters'

NEWPORT, Ky. -- It’s just past 2 p.m., and four enormous shadowy figures lie in wait just below the surface of the water in Newport Aquarium’s Amazon Exhibit. Feeding commences. While the tank is ...