Amazon Fishes

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Scientific name of the pirarucu

Arapaima gigas

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Amazon fish that is an obligate air-breather

Pirarucu

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Amazon fish that jumps out of water

Freshwater hatchetfish

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Scientific name of the freshwater hatchetfish

Carnegiella schereri

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Body parts that let the hatchetfish jump

Pectoral fins and sternal region

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Parasitic fish of the Amazon

Candirú

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Scientific name of the candirú

Vandellia cirrhosa

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Cues the candirú uses to find its host

Visual and chemical cues

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Air breathing type of the pirarucu
Obligate air-breather