MAAAN, That expensive ? But you know what..You in USA, Canada, Thayland and others, there are more options of Amazonian fishes than us in Brazil. The reason is that many of these fishes, like Aimara, Payara, RTC, Dorado (salminos maxi), Arapaima, P. Bass goes for you by the Colombia/Peru/Venezuela part of Amazonian Rivers...
E.G. : Payara and some species of P. Bass it's not allowed to buy in Brazil. I'm gonna tell u some of the types of P. Bass, but I don't how u guys call them where u live...- Tucunaré Paca, Tucunaré Borboleta, Tucunaré Vermelho...it's impossible to buy them, the only way is catch them in the nature, but it's WRONG...if you were caught with one of these, u go to JAIL and have no money that can pay your freedom.
Here in Sao Paulo, the P. Bass appears in the fish stores only in september, that's when they reproduce here in Brazil, but I don't even know the price..The Florida/Spotted Gar is the only species of Gars that are sold here, and one of this little guys with 10 cm is about US$ 80 to 100.
Must be nice...add $200 on to each of those prices and thats what we pay