The 10-foot-long arapaima was quickly disappearing in Brazil until local communities stepped in to save it—and themselves. A close-up view of an arapaima from the Brazilian Amazon shows its unique ...

The Burmese python, green iguana and lionfish are, by now, well-known invasive species that have established a dangerous foothold in Florida. But a fearsome new invasive predator has emerged in the ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. In February, Florida officials identified the body of an arapaima (Arapaima gigas) that had washed ashore from the Caloosahatchee River. An expert ...

If you buy through a BGR link, we may earn an affiliate commission, helping support our expert product labs. A colossal freshwater fish that can reach up to 10 feet in length has mysteriously washed ...