Thailand is a tropical country so the waters here are warm which has meant some very large sport fish from other tropical countries have been introduced into man made fishing park lakes around the country, probablly the most attractive of these is thePirarucu or Arapaima. This fish is the second biggest freshwater fish in the world, it is legendary for its fighting strength aswell as being very hard to catch. A specimen of 185Kg has been caught from Bungsamran lake in Bangkok.
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Written by Markus Buehler
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The Arapaima (Arapaima gigas) is a big fish. Indeed a very big fish, especially for a freshwater species. But is the Arapaima, or Pirarucu as it is called in South America really the largest freshwater fish in the world, and how big can it actually grow? |
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