Thu Mar 4, 2021, 09:02 PM

taxi (1,656 posts)

Meet Florida's newest invasive species, an ugly Amazonian river monster that can grow 10 feet long

Meet Florida’s newest invasive species, an ugly Amazonian river monster that can grow 10 feet long

Scared yet?

Then finally, in the penultimate paragraph:

How the dead arapaima got to the Caloosahatchee River remains a mystery. There’s a chance someone had it as a pet and released it into the wild.

https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-ne-ss-prem-arapaima-invasive-monster-fish-florida-20210304-qmni4zjpwjgntaxa7q4l3n3wom-story.html?outputType=amp&utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Don%27t%20Miss&utm_content=5601614893888&__twitter_impression=true

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14 replies	Author	Time	Post
Meet Florida's newest invasive species, an ugly Amazonian river monster that can grow 10 feet long (Original post)	taxi	Mar 2021	OP
Link?	gainesvillenole	Mar 2021	#1
Sorry, here:	taxi	Mar 2021	#4
We watch River Monsters on TV	leftieNanner	Mar 2021	#2
They really are. Look at these:	taxi	Mar 2021	#6
They are endangered and a protected species in the Amazon	leftieNanner	Mar 2021	#7
Ouch	taxi	Mar 2021	#8
I used to watch it. Didn't the guy who does the show get his arm broken by one?	captain queeg	Mar 2021	#9
I think so	leftieNanner	Mar 2021	#10
I thought it might be my ex for a moment.	CentralMass	Mar 2021	#3
I'm convinced.	taxi	Mar 2021	#5
Almost As Ugly As The Other Florida Invasive Species...	smb	Mar 2021	#11
+1!!!	mitch96	Mar 2021	#14
Ok, so that explains half of the fishes and loaves story.	Chainfire	Mar 2021	#12
In this county alone we are eliminating 43k acres of panther habitat	taxi	Mar 2021	#13

Response to taxi (Original post)

Thu Mar 4, 2021, 09:07 PM

gainesvillenole (112 posts)

1. Link?

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Thu Mar 4, 2021, 09:12 PM

taxi (1,656 posts)

4. Sorry, here:

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Thu Mar 4, 2021, 09:08 PM

leftieNanner (12,635 posts)

2. We watch River Monsters on TV

The arapaima is a nasty fish.

Maybe it can eat some of the Burmese Pythons???

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Response to leftieNanner (Reply #2)

Thu Mar 4, 2021, 09:14 PM

taxi (1,656 posts)

6. They really are. Look at these:

https://www.livescience.com/47354-amazon-arapaima-fish-photos.html

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Response to taxi (Reply #6)

Thu Mar 4, 2021, 09:16 PM

leftieNanner (12,635 posts)

7. They are endangered and a protected species in the Amazon

When Jeremy Wade fished for one, he had to do it using a fly rod! And he had to get specific permission to do it too. Catch and release, of course. I think the one he caught on the show was around 250 pounds!

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Response to leftieNanner (Reply #7)

Thu Mar 4, 2021, 09:19 PM

taxi (1,656 posts)

8. Ouch

I once landed a five foot tarpon from shore, I'll never mess with those big fish again. I don't know how he does it.

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Response to leftieNanner (Reply #2)

Thu Mar 4, 2021, 09:20 PM

captain queeg (8,012 posts)

9. I used to watch it. Didn't the guy who does the show get his arm broken by one?

He climbed into a holding tank where they were netting one of these fish to help net one and got slammed by a struggling fish. Large and aggressive.

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Response to captain queeg (Reply #9)

Thu Mar 4, 2021, 09:22 PM

leftieNanner (12,635 posts)

10. I think so

His show airs on the Animal Planet channel on Fridays. One of the few things my husband and I watch together.

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Thu Mar 4, 2021, 09:09 PM

CentralMass (12,992 posts)

3. I thought it might be my ex for a moment.

Last edited Fri Mar 5, 2021, 01:55 PM - Edit history (1)

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Response to CentralMass (Reply #3)

Thu Mar 4, 2021, 09:13 PM

taxi (1,656 posts)

5. I'm convinced.

No more fish in the car.

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Thu Mar 4, 2021, 09:29 PM

smb (3,039 posts)

11. Almost As Ugly As The Other Florida Invasive Species...

...the Noxious Orange Blob from Queens.

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Response to smb (Reply #11)

Thu Mar 4, 2021, 09:57 PM

mitch96 (10,464 posts)

14. +1!!!

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Response to taxi (Original post)

Thu Mar 4, 2021, 09:41 PM

Chainfire (9,526 posts)

12. Ok, so that explains half of the fishes and loaves story.

Two of them would feed a pile of folks, and of course, they probably taste just like chicken.

Assholes in South Florida never saw an invasive species that they didn't want to release into the wild. Maybe those fish will go to war on the Pythons.

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Response to Chainfire (Reply #12)

Thu Mar 4, 2021, 09:49 PM

taxi (1,656 posts)

13. In this county alone we are eliminating 43k acres of panther habitat

That's the camel's nose.

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