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Geography: exclusively inhabits the Amazon River Basin of South America. Within the Amazon basin, A. gigas is found in several different types of habitat, such as the floodplain lakes of this region. Life Strategy: lays it's eggs during the months of February, March, and April when the water levels are low.
Food / Feed Strategy: is a predator that mainly eats other fish/
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Body Form or Style: Swim / Locomotion Style: Mouth Position: Citation: http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/accounts/Arapaima_gigas/
Title: Freshwater fish Common Name: Rainbow darter Scientific Name: Etheostoma caeruleum
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