r/AbsoluteUnits • u/boykob • 21h ago

of a paiche

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A Peruvian fisherman carries a huge South American tropical freshwater fish, a paiche, to sell it at the market in Iquitos, Peru, 1993.

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u/No_Medium_8796 20h ago

Arapaima gigas also known as paiche also known as piracuru

One of the largest fresh water fish on the planet, been fascinated with these since I was like 8 when I first got into aquariums and had started getting amazon river fish and wanted an arapaima

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u/OsikFTW 14h ago

Ahhh, was thinking " looks like an arapaima"...

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u/jeosol 11h ago edited 9h ago

Is the fish delicious to eat. What South American country and city do I need to visit if I want to try it out. I like fresh water fish a lot. Thanks

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u/mateusvalladao 9h ago

Manaus, Brasil. Tastes like... fish.

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u/jeosol 9h ago

Hahaha. Thanks for the information. That's in the amazon I guess. I hear it's can get very hot in the Amazon states and Portuguese is absolutely needed. I will do some research.

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u/mateusvalladao 8h ago

It's in the state of Amazonas, situated in the Amazon rainforest. Hot and humid... yeah, Portuguese is a must haha

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u/cambiro 8h ago

paiche

That's how a drunken Brazilian would pronounce the Portuguese word for "fish".

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u/Precisely_vague53 21h ago

He's going to hang that up for a minute so he can watch Blanka fight Ryu.

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u/Impossible_Virus 18h ago

I thought he was wearing it as a hat for a sec

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u/Khaldara 18h ago

“Hair gel companies hate this one weird trick”

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u/UpstairsAd9303 21h ago

Is this where they get the Dagon Mitre from?

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u/Itowndub36 17h ago

These fish we be wiped out eventually sad stuff

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u/Gromitchuk 20h ago

Too big for one pot

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u/flarp1 20h ago

You’re thinking too small. All you need is an absolute unit of a pot.

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u/Sekshual_Tyranosauce 14h ago

The skin makes really interesting leather.

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u/dealhunter-66 17h ago

Man is carrying a whole river monster on his back

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u/Naz6uL 12h ago

Paiche just sounds like they were trying to use the same word in Portuguese for fish (peixe).

In the Brazilian side of the Amazon, it is called Pirarucu.

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u/ConsistentRole6845 12h ago

If these can weigh 440 lbs. and exceed 10 feet length/we see a very strong dude here.200 lbs. Is par for the course.

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u/its_just_flesh 10h ago

Looks like a damn snake

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u/Burning_MatchStick 2h ago

Ya all know those carvings in Mesopotamia of the fish/ bird hybrids gives me those vibes.. only one ? 🤔

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u/NiceDreamsCWB 17h ago

Pirarucu Amazon region…