Amazon Bandfish - Amazon Bandfish

Japanese: アマゾンバンドフィッシュ - あまぞんばんどふぃっしゅ
Amazon Bandfish - Amazon Bandfish

…A large freshwater fish from South America. Arowana is the name used in the Amazon region, and is also known as the Amazon bandfish. Other species in the same family include the South American pirarucu, the Heteronotis from the Nile River, Congo, and Senegal in Africa, and the Scleropages from Indonesia, Borneo, and northern Australia.

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Amazon bandfish" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…南アメリカ産の大型の淡水魚。アロワナとはアマゾン地域での呼名で別名をアマゾンバンドフィッシュという。南アメリカ産のピラルク,アフリカのナイル川・コンゴ・セネガルなどに産するヘテロティス,インドネシア・ボルネオ・オーストラリア北部に産するスクレロパゲスなどの種も同科である。…

※「アマゾンバンドフィッシュ」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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