| Peacock Bass |
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| Peacock Bass like the one pictured can weigh over twenty pounds. |
The tropical rain forest retains
a peculiar mystique: dark and forboding and filled with primordial fears and at the same time rich and colorful. Sport fishing
can be included. Peacock Bass like the one pictured can grow over twenty pounds. Some species of peacock bass can grow over
forty pounds.
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| Pirarara |
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| Pirarara or Redtail Catfish |
There are more different species of fish in the Amazon Basin than in
the Atlantic Ocean. The creature pictured is a pirarara or redtail catfish but some fish you catch could be species unknown
to science!
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| Peacock Bass |
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| Big Peacock Bass |
The Aripuana River is known for
an abundance of Peacock Bass and many other species.
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| Another catfish |
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| What kind is this? |
The Characins (piranhas, neons and many others), catfish and electric knife-fish are the acoustical specialists of the
Amazon.
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