Caught on fly by top fishing guide Jean Francois Helias (www.anglingthailand.com)
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Alejandro Linares witha super arawana caught on lure.
DISTRIBUTION
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South America
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MAX SIZE:
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20 lb / 10 kg
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MAX LENGTH:
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47 inch / 120 cm
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MAX AGE:
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Unkonwn
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ENVIRONMENT:
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Freshwater
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Also known as aruanã, arowana, baiano, sulamba, macaco d’áqua.
The arawana belongs to a small family of ancient fishes confined to fresh waters in Africa (1 sp), South America (3 sp), and southeastern Asia to Australia (3 sp). While the arawana reaches a respectable 4 ft (118 cm) and 20 lbs (9 kg) another of the “bonytongues” is one of the largest freshwater fishes in the world, the Arapaima, which reaches a weight of 200 kg (440 lb). It inhabits freshwater in northern South America throughout the Amazon river system, where it lives in marginal lagoons and small tributaries of large rivers
The arawana belongs to a small family of ancient fishes confined to fresh waters in Africa (1 sp), South America (3 sp), and southeastern Asia to Australia (3 sp). While the arawana reaches a respectable 4 ft (118 cm) and 20 lbs (9 kg) another of the “bonytongues” is one of the largest freshwater fishes in the world, the Arapaima, which reaches a weight of 200 kg (440 lb). It inhabits freshwater in northern South America throughout the Amazon river system, where it lives in marginal lagoons and small tributaries of large rivers