ArawanaOsteoglossum bicirrhosum

Facts

Aruana, Silver Arowana, Silver Aruana

South America: Amazon River basin, Rupununi and Oyapock Rivers.

freshwater

Osteoglossum

Osteoglossidae

Osteoglossiformes

Actinopterygii

Chordata

Animalia

source: FishBase

Description

The silver arowana, Osteoglossum bicirrhosum, sometimes spelled arawana, is a freshwater bony fish of the family Osteoglossidae, commonly kept in aquaria. The term "Osteoglossum" means "bone-tongued" and "bicirrhosum" means "two barbels" (from the Greek language).
source: Wikipedia

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