Pike Attack

Arowana, Arowana (Osteoglossum bicirrhosum)

Arowana, Arowana    Osteoglossum bicirrhosum 

Classification / Names

Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)> Osteoglossiformes (Bony languages)> Osteoglossidae (Arowanas)

Size / Weight / Age

Maximum length: 90.0 cm TL male / unsexed; max. Published weight: 6,000 g.

environment

Freshwater; benthopelagic.

Climate / Range

Tropical; 24 ° C - 30 ° C

distribution

South America: Amazon River basin, Rupununi and Oyapock Rivers.

brief description

Body covered with very large scales; dorsal and anal fins almost fused with the caudal fin; and 2 barbs at the ends of the jaw. Adults are silvery, youth with greenish blue and a yellow bar-orange.

biology

These fish are omnivores with a tendency to feed on fish in the area. The top position of the mouth to capture its prey while swimming from below. You jump out of the water to feed on 

large insects (Coleoptera). E 'able to adapt to environments with low oxygen levels.

eel , La anguila ,L'anguille

eel , La anguila ,L'anguille

The eel is a fish that migrates into our waters at the age of three years, when measured 60-80 mm 

then called "glass eels or elvers". She was born in the mud and return at night to hunt small animals, small fish, red worms to sexual maturity. Then return to the sea to spawn and die. The eel is 60 cm to 500 1kg.

Fishing of this fish is authorized from 1 to 30 September in areas classified as second category, during the legal hours of freshwater fishing waters.