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(ăr'əpī`mə), tropical fish, genus Arapaima, of the Amazon basin. Arapaimas are perhaps the largest of the strictly freshwater fishes, reportedly reaching a length of 15 ft (4.5 m), but averaging 7 to 8 ft (2–2.4 m) in length and 200 lb (90 kg) in weight. The dorsal and anal fins of the arapaimas are placed so far back that they appear to be part of the tail fin, giving a massive appearance to the posterior region. The scales are olive-green, turning increasingly reddish in the tail region and becoming crimson near the tail fin. The swim bladderswim bladder,
large, thin-walled sac in some fishes that may function in several ways, e.g., as a buoyant float, a sound producer and receptor, and a respiratory organ. The swim bladder, or air bladder, is located in the dorsal portion of the body cavity and is filled with gases.
..... Click the link for more information. is open to the pharynx; it is rich in blood vessels and serves as a lung. Arapaimas use the fins to hollow out a nest in clear, shallow, sandy-bottomed areas. They are graceful swimmers despite their bulk, and they are valued as an aquarium fish as well as for food. Arapaimas are classified in the phylum ChordataChordata
, phylum of animals having a notochord, or dorsal stiffening rod, as the chief internal skeletal support at some stage of their development. Most chordates are vertebrates (animals with backbones), but the phylum also includes some small marine invertebrate animals.
..... Click the link for more information. , subphylum Vertebrata, class Actinopterygii, order Osteoglossiformes, family Arapaimidae.

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释义	arapaima enUK ar·a·pai·ma A0397400 (ăr′ə-pī′mə)n. A large South American freshwater food fish (Arapaima gigas) that can attain a length of up to 3 meters (10 feet). Also called pirarucu. [American Spanish or Portuguese, both probably of Tupian origin.] arapaima (ˌærəˈpaɪmə) n (Animals) a very large primitive freshwater teleost fish, Arapaima gigas, that occurs in tropical South America and can attain a length of 4.5 m (15 ft) and a weight of 200 kg (440 lbs): family Osteoglossidae[via Portuguese from Tupi] Translations arapaima enUK arapaima (ăr'əpī`mə), tropical fish, genus Arapaima, of the Amazon basin. Arapaimas are perhaps the largest of the strictly freshwater fishes, reportedly reaching a length of 15 ft (4.5 m), but averaging 7 to 8 ft (2–2.4 m) in length and 200 lb (90 kg) in weight. The dorsal and anal fins of the arapaimas are placed so far back that they appear to be part of the tail fin, giving a massive appearance to the posterior region. The scales are olive-green, turning increasingly reddish in the tail region and becoming crimson near the tail fin. The swim bladderswim bladder, large, thin-walled sac in some fishes that may function in several ways, e.g., as a buoyant float, a sound producer and receptor, and a respiratory organ. The swim bladder, or air bladder, is located in the dorsal portion of the body cavity and is filled with gases. ..... Click the link for more information. is open to the pharynx; it is rich in blood vessels and serves as a lung. Arapaimas use the fins to hollow out a nest in clear, shallow, sandy-bottomed areas. They are graceful swimmers despite their bulk, and they are valued as an aquarium fish as well as for food. Arapaimas are classified in the phylum ChordataChordata , phylum of animals having a notochord, or dorsal stiffening rod, as the chief internal skeletal support at some stage of their development. Most chordates are vertebrates (animals with backbones), but the phylum also includes some small marine invertebrate animals. ..... Click the link for more information. , subphylum Vertebrata, class Actinopterygii, order Osteoglossiformes, family Arapaimidae.
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