Scientist splits Amazonian giants into separate species

Mongabay
By Jeremy HanceOct 23, 2013, 8:53 am101 pts
It's hard to mistake an arapaima for anything else: these massive, heavily-armored, air-breathing fish (they have to surface every few minutes) are the megafauna of the Amazon's rivers. But despite their unmistakability, and the fact that they have been hunted by indigenous people for millennia, scientists…

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