Latin name id?

[milkman407]

Arapaima Gigas is this a type of snakehead?

 

[PinkPanther]

Pirarucu

http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Arapaima_gigas.html

http://fish.mongabay.com/species/Arapaima_gigas.html

http://whozoo.org/Intro98/paomora/pirarucu2.htm

http://www.sumauma.net/amazonian/legends/legends-pirarucu.html

http://library.thinkquest.org/2911/tqpiracu.htm

 

[messiner]

part of the bony-tongue aro family

 

[Daniel Machado]

No SHs... More like giant arowanas. Awesome fishes, BTW.

Best regards.

Daniel.

 

[bmxer4ever]

Check out the Ancient Fish forum for more giga info. And the Somethin Fishy link on spitfirechallenge website.