(Osteoglossum bicirrhosum) - Dragon Fish, Arrowana, Arawana, and Aruana.
The silver arowana (Osteoglossum bicirrhosum), sometimes spelled arawana, is a freshwater bony fish of the family Osteoglossidae, commonly kept in aquaria.
Age of Aquariums Freshwater Fish Silver Arowana - Osteoglossum bicirrhosum
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Osteoglossum bicirrhosum, Vandelli, 1829
Origin: Guyana countries, Brazil; Amazon Basin. Osteoglossum bicirrhosum are mainly found in the densely planted tributaries and in shallow lakes.
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Osteoglossum bicirrhosum
Brachirus panoides
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Osteoglossum bicirrhosum (TSN 161894). Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Accessed on 19 March 2006.
"Osteoglossum bicirrhosum". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. 3 2006 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2006.
SS: Silver Arowana ( Osteoglossum bicirrhosum), Silver Barramundi ( Scleropages jardini )
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HAB: This species inhabits still streams and creeks in Southeast Asia and Australia; Borneo, Malaysia, Sumatra, Thailand.
In South America there are two species: Osteoglossum bicirrhosum (South American arowana) and Arapaima gigas, which are the world's biggest freshwater fish. In Africa lives Clupisudis niloticus (African arowana), which can be up to one meter long.
Like all Scleropages, Asian arowanas have long bodies; large pectoral fins; dorsal and anal fins located far back on the body; and a much larger caudal fin than that of their South American relative, the silver arowana, Osteoglossum bicirrhosum.
They capture them either by jumping (Osteoglossum bicirrhosum; the Silver Arowana) or by spitting water on them (Toxotes jaculator). Adult O. bicirrhosum jump out to catch birds and arboreal mammals as well.
 See also: Fish, Arowana, Silver, Silver Arowana, Water
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