| Previously, it was thought there was one species of arapaima, which also goes by the common names pirarucu or paiche. |
| Owing to this myth, the species is embedded in the imaginations of the local Amazonians and is still referred to by the Brazilians as Pirarucu. |
| At the early morning fish market, he spots an extraordinary variety of unusual fish, including the legendary pirarucu. |
| Along with the tambaqui, the pirarucu is one of the most sought-after food fishes in the varzea. |
| It took us a couple of days to easily differentiate these pink beauties from the enormous pirarucu fish, considered by many to be the world's largest freshwater fish. |
| Use of salt during transportation of air breathing pirarucu juveniles in plastic bags. |
