On a recent fishing trip to Guyana, Ty Kleeb caught a jaw-dropping specimen of one of the world's largest species of freshwater fish.

Real fishing adventure! Matt Allen and his guides face the raw power of a thrashing Arapaima in the heart of Guyana’s Essequibo River. / Tactical Bassin' Life is either a daring adventure or ...

First, the team soaked crushed arapaima fish scales in water for 48 hours. Next, ... The scales are among the toughest bendy biomaterials on the planet, they said.

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.

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.

As you can imagine, a 10-foot fish has one heck of an appetite, and as one of the largest predatory fish on the planet, it loves to gobble up smaller fish. In areas where the arapaima could ...

Florida is already in a battle with dangerous and invasive species like the Burmese python, green iguana and lionfish and now there's a new predator in the state called the arapaima, a fish that ...

The Arapaima (Arapaima gigas), also known as the Pirarucú or Paiche, is the world’s largest freshwater fish. It can reach lengths of up to 14.75 feet (4.5 m) and weigh up to 440 lbs (200 kg).