Hello, today I want to write about my visit to the Aquarium in Chicago. I spent, at least, 2:30 hrs. watching a several kinds of fishes, but the fish that called my attention was "The Pirarucu" his scientific name Arapaima gigas, in my country his name is Paiche.
The Paiches are the largest freshwater fish of South America. They can reach length of more than 2 or 3 mts. and 100 kg. The record was 200 Kg and 4.52 Mt. This is an spices most sought.
The Pirarucu is torpedo-shape with large blackish-green scales and red markings.
The diet of the Paiche consist  of fish crustaceans. The reproduction is mouth-brooder (oral incubation) the male has the eggs into his mouth and the female helps the male circling them and fending off potential predators.
The Paiche is hunted by local human populations, they are caught in large nets and the meat is delicious, the meat is valued by the Japaneses.
I suggest you to taste "Cebiche de Paiche" but in a good restaurant, where they  practice the responsible fishing!!!






   CEBICHE OF PAICHE!!!