| Arapaima gigas | |
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| Information | |
| Range | Amazon River |
| Scientific Classification | |
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Actinopterygii |
| Order | Osteoglossiformes |
| Family | Arapaimidae |
| Genus | Arapaima |
| Species | A. gigas |
| Conservation Status | |
 Data Deficient | |
The Arapaima gigas is a freshwater fish in the family Arapaimidae found only in the Amazon River.
The species is the largest known freshwater fish, averaging a length in 200 centimetres, and reportedly reaching lengths up to 450 centimetres.