Slither over, Burmese pythons — Florida’s next invasive carnivore could be a 10-foot monster fish that can leap out of the water and eat small mammals. “I can’t imagine it&#… ...

Measuring 10 feet long and weighing in at more than 400 pounds, it's hard to imagine that the arapaima, the largest fish in the Amazon River basin, could ever go missing.

The Amazon’s largest fish is going extinct August 22, 2014 More than 10 years ago Fisherman with the arapaima, the largest freshwater fish species in South America, on the Solimoes River in Brazil.

The arapaima (Arapaima gigas) is a freshwater fish that can grow longer than a horse and weigh up to 200 kilograms (440 pounds). The species lives in the waters that snake through the Amazon lowlands.

The huge fish once dominated fisheries in the Amazon, but three of the five known species of the arapaima have not been seen for decades. INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS TIMES NEWSLETTER SIGNUP ...

But although it might thrive in Florida's warm waters, this fish, known as the arapaima (Arapaima gigas) — a sizable creature that can grow to be 10 feet (3 meters) long and up to 440 lbs. (200 ...

Reaching up to 10 feet (3 meters) long and weighing 440 pounds (200 kilograms), arapaima are the largest freshwater fish in South America—and an important species in the Amazon River ecosystem.

Diver Alex Reeson checks on the Arapaima or Pirarucu fishes in the tropical section of Europe's biggest freshwater aquarium Aquatis, due to open October 21, in Lausanne, Switzerland. Reuters ...

Though arapaima are among the world's largest freshwater fish and can stretch out to as long as 10 feet, the fish were a bit hesitant to move from their small tanks into their new home in the ...

Measuring 10 feet (3 meters) long and weighing in at more than 400 pounds (180 kilograms), it's hard to imagine that the arapaima, the largest fish in the Amazon River basin, could ever go missing.