There was also caught in this lake a large species of fish called pirarucu, which, strangely enough, found it possible to exist in spite of alligators.    From Wordnik.com.  [Martin Rattler] Reference

According to Keyla, demand for the arapaima (Arapaima gigas), which is also known as pirarucu, or paiche has increased even further after it was in danger of extinction, leading to the establishment, by the Brazilian Environment and Renewable Natural Resource Institute.    From Wordnik.com.  [Home] Reference

The economy is based on manioc cultivation and small farms, fishing for pirarucu and tambaqui, forest products and some hunting.    From Wordnik.com.  [Central Amazonian Conservation Complex, Brazil] Reference

Occasionally a rustling flight of paroquets or ciganas overhead startled me for a moment, or a large pirarucu plashed out of the water; but except for these sounds.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 101, March, 1866] Reference

They include the giant pirarucu fish Arapaima gigas, pacu, Piaractus brachypomus, Metynnis and Mylossoma species, tambaqui, Colossoma macropomum, sardinha Triportheus angulatus which are all hunted, and the smaller carnivorous piranha Serrasalmus spp.    From Wordnik.com.  [Central Amazonian Conservation Complex, Brazil] Reference

Chinese Formula Maker Hid Toxic Danger for Weeks Antonio Menezes/Reuters BIG CATCH: A port worker carried a pirarucu, the largest freshwater fish in South America, after 66 of them were confiscated Thursday from poachers who were transporting them to a Manaus, Brazil, market.    From Wordnik.com.  [Today's Photos: Sept. 18] Reference

Piranhas face many predators in their Amazon habitat, including caiman, freshwater dolphins, and giant fish like the pirarucu or arapaima.    From Wordnik.com.  [Mongabay.com News] Reference

Read more about my baby arapaima Ark Avilon Adventures The arapaima, pirarucu, or paiche (Arapaima gigas) is a South American tropical freshwater fish.    From Wordnik.com.  [We Blog A Lot] Reference

Martin also did his best to prove himself a willing and efficient assistant, and cleaned and washed the pirarucu steaks and the junks of alligator-tail to admiration.    From Wordnik.com.  [Martin Rattler] Reference

Some of the largest fish are the pacu (Metynnis and Mylossoma), tambaqui (Colossoma macropomum), pirarucu (Arapaima gigas), sardinha (Triportheus angulatus), and the smaller carnivorous pirana (Serrasalmus spp.).    From Wordnik.com.  [Gurupa varzea] Reference

These fish include the pacu (Metynnis and Mylossoma), tambaqui (Colossoma macropomum), pirarucu (Arapaima gigas), sardinha (Triportheus angulatus), and the smaller pirana (Serrasalmus spp.), a carnivorous characin.    From Wordnik.com.  [Iquitos varzea] Reference

These fish include the pacu (Metynnis and Mylossoma), tambaqui (Colossoma macropomum), pirarucu (Arapaima gigas), sardinha (Triportheus angulatus), and the smaller carnivorous characin, the pirana (Serrasalmus spp.).    From Wordnik.com.  [Purus varzea] Reference

The huge pirarucu fish is notable.    From Wordnik.com.  [Central Amazonian Conservation Complex, Brazil] Reference

I also think it would be cool to hook a pirarucu.    From Wordnik.com.  [What is your dream fish?] Reference