Baku Zoological Park
Arapaima
Size and weight
200 kg
Length usually reaching 2 m and up to 3 m in some individuals
Nutrition
Feeds mainly on fish, in some cases also on other small animals, including birds.
Life Span
20 years
Reproduction
300-500 eggs
Conservation status
It was last listed on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species in 1996. Arapaima gigas is listed as insufficient data.
Found in the Amazon River basin of South America
It is one of the largest freshwater fish in the world with a length usually reaching 2 m and up to 3 m in some individuals. Arapaima can breathe the atmospheric air, rising for it to the water surface every 5-20 minutes. It is an active predator.