{"id":3152,"date":"2023-03-17T08:17:59","date_gmt":"2023-03-17T07:17:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aboutriver.com\/?p=3152"},"modified":"2023-03-17T08:17:59","modified_gmt":"2023-03-17T07:17:59","slug":"what-types-of-fish-are-there-in-the-amazon-river","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.aboutriver.com\/what-types-of-fish-are-there-in-the-amazon-river\/","title":{"rendered":"What types of fish are there in the amazon river?"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Amazon River is the world’s largest river by discharge volume of water and by the length of its river basin. It is located in the South American countries of Brazil, Peru, Colombia, and Venezuela. The river is also home to a wide variety of fish, including the arapaima, piranha, and electric eel.<\/p>\n

There are a variety of fish that call the Amazon River home. These include electric eels, arapaima, piranha, and catfish.<\/p>\n

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

The stonefish is a species of venomous fish that is considered to be the most lethal of all venomous fish species on Earth. The stonefish is capable of producing enough toxin to kill an adult human in under an hour. Thankfully, effective anti-venoms are available, though these need to be administered quickly to prevent severe symptoms like tissue necrosis, paralysis and heart failure.<\/p>\n

Other Amazon Fish Species include the Giant Catfish, Pirarara (Red Tail Catfish), Barred Sorubim (Tiger Catfish), Piranha, Arapaima (Pirarucu), Silver Arowana (Water Monkey), Bicuda or Picua, Oscars & Jacunda (Rainbow Bass), among others.<\/p>\n

Do sharks swim in the Amazon river <\/h3>\n