{"id":2686,"date":"2023-03-12T11:21:37","date_gmt":"2023-03-12T10:21:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aboutriver.com\/?p=2686"},"modified":"2023-03-12T11:21:37","modified_gmt":"2023-03-12T10:21:37","slug":"what-fish-swim-in-the-amazon-river","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.aboutriver.com\/what-fish-swim-in-the-amazon-river\/","title":{"rendered":"What fish swim in the amazon river?"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Amazon River is home to many different kinds of fish. Some of the most popular fish that swim in the Amazon River are arapaima, bicuda, piranha, and surubim.<\/p>\n

Per the National Geographic report “Fishes of the Amazon,” there are over 3,000 species of fish that swim in the Amazon River.<\/p>\n

What is the deadliest fish in the Amazon river? <\/h2>\n

The stonefish is the deadliest fish in the world because it has the ability to cause serious harm. Stonefish are around 14 to 20 inches long and the same in width due to their extremely wide pectoral fins. They are found in tropical waters – including the Indian Ocean, Pacific, Red Sea, and the Great Barrier Reef.<\/p>\n

Other Amazon fish species include giant catfish, pirarara (red tail catfish), barred sorubim (tiger catfish), piranha, arapaima (pirarucu), silver arowana (water monkey), bicuda or picua, Oscars & Jacunda (rainbow bass).<\/p>\n

Can you catch fish in the Amazon river <\/h3>\n