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Osteoglossidae
Asian arowana
Scleropages formosus
Fathers sheltering young by mouth for eight weeks
- Black
- Orange
- Red
- Yellow
- Tropical
- Regional distribution
- Freshwater fish
- South America
- Elongated
- Large
- Tropical fish
Black
Tropical
Regional distribution
Elongated
LargeAsian arowana is a freshwater fish of tropical rivers and lakes. It is known for fathers sheltering young by mouth for eight weeks.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Order
- Bonytongues
- Family
- Osteoglossidae
- Genus
- Scleropages
- Maximum length
- 90 cm
- Water
- Freshwater
- Habitat
- Tropical rivers and lakes
- Body shape
- Elongated
- Diet
- Carnivorous
- Distribution
- Asia, Australia, and South America
Class
Family
Diet
