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**Arapaima (Giant freshwater fish) -Arapaima gigas
Short: One of the world’s largest freshwater fishes of the Amazon; overfishing and damming threaten local stocks despite its cultural importance.
Facts:
Status: Vulnerable/Threatened regionally. Range: Amazon basin.
Habitat: Floodplain lakes, slow rivers.
Diet: Fish and large aquatic prey.
Lifespan: Decades.
Reproduction: Seasonal breeders tied to flood pulse; parental care observed.
Role: Top freshwater predator, important for local fisheries and ecosystem balance.
Threats: Overfishing, habitat fragmentation, damming.