A new species of giant fish as been discovered

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A new species of giant fish as been discovered 3 0
Posted by duddy   October 15, 2013   3971 views
The new species is member of the arapaima genus, which contains some of the world’s biggest freshwater fish that breathe air and weigh up to 200kg. Found in the central Amazon of Brazil, the new fish has been named Arapaima leptosoma and is the first new species of arapaima described since 1847.
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1 Neat, this would be a cool catch. Posted on Oct 15, 2013 by padre 2 The whole idea of new species excites me, but when they base new species on differences in certain genes rather than notable differences in phenotypes, there's less excitement. Posted on Jan 26, 2014 by bio_man