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The bizarre-looking arapaima is the world’s largest scaled freshwater fish. Colloquially known as the pirarucu or paiche, it lives in the Amazon river where can grow to be over 9 feet long. Though few arapaima ever grow to that size anymore: the species has sadly become a victim to overfishing. As such, this strange creature is now threatened with extinction. … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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