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Scientific Classification Guide Thailand
Freshwater Fish Identification

Scientific Classification

Kingdom:
Animalia
Robson Green arapaima fishing in Thailand
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Actinopterygii
Order:
Osteoglossiformes
Family:

Arapaimidae
Genus:
Arapaima
Species:
Arapaima gigas
     
Arapaima fishing Thailand
Arapaima fishing in Thailand
Arapaima -Arapaima gigas

Facts & Figures

Common name:
Arapaima
Local Thai Name:
Pla Tjon Amazon
Max published weight:
300 Kg
Environment:
Freshwater
Status:
Introduced

Freshwater Fish Species Of Thailand

The arapaima (Arapaima gigas) is a freshwater fish species in the bonytongues family (family Arapaimidae) of order Osteoglossiformes (bony tongues), native to South America.

Arapaima Fishing Thailand

Fish Thailand venue: Fishing Thailand at IT Lake Monsters
Fishing season: All year
Lake record: 100 Kg

 
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