OSTEOGLOSSIDAE
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Arapaima
Arowana
"OSTEOGLOSSA" means "bony tongue," and refers to the structure in the lower jaw of these fishes. Included are some extraordinary and large fresh-water fishes that include the arowanas of South America and Asia, the South American arapaima (the world's largest purely fresh-water fish), and the Australian and New Guinean game fish the barramundi.