Giant Amazonian fish now 'locally extinct' in many areas

Wednesday, August 13, 2014 - 13:30 in Earth & Climate

Brooks HaysAMAZONAS STATE, Brazil, Aug. 13 (UPI) -- The arapaima is the Amazon River's largest fish species. It's also one of the most imperiled, having been overfished and pushed to the brink of extinction.

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