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Types of Arowana Fish

The distribution areas of Arowana can be categorized as:1. North America (3 Types)2. Australia (2 Types)3. Africa (1 Type)

4. Asia (1 Type 4 Kinds)

The popuar Arowana in the !ar"et can be cassified as foows:1. #ndonesia $ed Arowana (%ro! #ndonesia)2. &aayan 'onytongue (%ro! &aaysia)3. $ed Tai oden Arowana (%ro! #ndonesia)4. reen Arowana (%ro! outheast Asia)*. +ardini (Austraian Arowana),. i-er Arowana (%ro! outh A!erica). 'ac" Arowana (%ro! outh A!erica)

Hong Kong people believe that if they breed any kinds of Arowana, their business will expand while their

financial sources wil be accumulated. This belief of the Hong Kong people is also a way for them toexhibit their wealth and status. They strongly believe that the Arowana is an incarnation of the crustdragon, extensively adored by the Chinese.

North America Arowana

'asicay there are 3 !ain types of /orth A!erica Arowana:

Silver Arowana

Black Arowana

Arapaima Pirarucu

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Silver Arowana

Main Places of Origin:Areas around the A!azon $i-er.

haracteristics:%at and ong body0 s!a tai0 big head0 when it is young0 the botto! coor ofdosa fin is buish pin"0 body is shiny i"e si-er0 with a itte pin" coour. Aftergrowing0 the big scaes are i"e shes in se!icirce0 the side ine has 31 to 3*

scaes0 its body is si-er in coour with a itte bue and ight pin" and is spar"ingand shining.

#t has a pair of barbes0 ower ip onger than the upper one0 -en fin has around* to ** hard fin rays0 hard fin ray of dosa fin around 42 to 4, and pe-ic fin canetend to 4 to ,c! ong.

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!iant Arapaima" Pirarucu

Main Places of Origin:A!azon $i-er of outh A!erica.Aso found in 'razi0 6ou!bia and outh A!erican 6ountries.

haracteristics:This fish can grow to a !ai!u! ength of *! and a weight of 4"g. #t is thusnot suitabe to breed in a7uatic tan". #t is a food of aborigines in 'razi. 5ith itsbac" coour0 its round fat shape0 its rough scaes and its uttery hard head whichis as big as a tiger8s0 it oo"s 7uite different fro! a typica Arowana.

5hen it grows up0 its fra!es of scaes wi turn red. #t has no barbes and itgrows fast0 gaining 3 to *"g a year. 5hen it reaches 4 to * years od0 it can ay19 thousand eggs and the dia!eter of each egg is 1.9c!.

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Australia Arowana

Australia Arowana

haracteristics:#t can be categorized as either the /orthern 'arra!undi or the potted'arra!undi. The potted 'arra!undi rese!bes the outheast Asian Arowanabut it has a different coour. #ts figure is s!aer0 narrower and its barbes areshorter and softer. #ts cauda dorsa fins0 and anac fin ha-e goden stripes0 whieits scaes are god and si-er in coour. #t can ay * to 2 eggs each ti!e0 witheach egg a dia!eter of 1c!.

The potted 'arra!undi and /orthern 'arra!undi are in fact 7uite the sa!ewith the ony difference being the potted 'arra!undi ha-ing a s!aer bodywith red spots whie its anac0 dorsa and cauda fins ha-ing goden stripes aresi-ery green with yeow patches. #ts side ine has 3* scaes0 its anac fin has 31hard fin rays whie its cauda fin has 21.

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African Arowana

African Arowana

Main Places of Origin:pper0 !idde and ower of the /ie $i-er

Around 5est Africa

haracteristics:African Arowana appearance sighty rese!bes those Arowana of the outheastAsia0 Austraia and outh A!erica. The greatest difference is its fin is s!awhie its scaes are oi-e green with so!e grey in coour.

The fish particuary i"es to eat pan"ton and it uses its tongue to eat. #t cangrow to around 1! ong and weigh ,"g. The African Arowana is good at eaping0so reinforced co-er shoud be used on the a7uatic tan" to pre-ent it fro!

;u!ping out of the tan".

This is in fact the ony species of Arowana disco-ered in Africa. The figure of anAfrica Arowana is different fro! those in the outheast Asia0 Austraia and outhA!erica. #ts figure is !ore obate in shape and it has a thic"er head. The fish iscoffee in coour with shade of bac"0 but this wi -ary with the surroundings it isin to either yeow or crea!y coour. The !outh of an Africa Arowana is s!aand thic". #t has no barbe and its pectorac and pe-ic fins are of the sa!e size.

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#ts cauda fin is s!a and round in shape. #t has , hard fin rays in its pe-ic fin0its !ini scaes are not bright and its side ine has 32 to 39 scaes. %ro! it gisonwards0 it has a row of spotted scaes that ine up to the tai.

The eating habit of the Africa Arowana is different fro! other Arowana as it hasno teeth0 so it eats ony s!a fish0 s!a wor!s0 beach ouse and waterweeds. #t

can use it gis to eat and fiter the food.

The using of its !ucus to absorb pan"ton and !icrobe into its sto!ach is itspecuiarity. #f not through introduction0 readers wi not "now that it is a "ind of

Arowana too.

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%e$ Tail !ol$en Arowana

Main Places of Origin:Kai!antan and u!atra of #ndonesia.

haracteristics:The bac" of the fish0 incusi-e of dorsa fin and the upper part of cauda fin isdar" green coour. The fra!e of its scaes is shining god. A good oden

Arowana has its god coour de-eoping e-en to haf of its scaes. The co-er ofits gis is bright god in coour without red !ar"s.

This "ind of Arowana is not ony popuar in #ndonesia but aso in outheast Asia$egion. #ts price is reasonabe.

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Malaysia Bonytongue or Malaysian !ol$en Arowana

haracteristics:$ese!bes the $ed Tai oden Arowana with the ony difference being itsgoden scae being crossed o-er with a dar" green coour on its bac"0 whie itswhoe body is shinning god in coour.

'ecause of its i!ited 7uantity due to ow production rate by nature0 and aso its

high de!and in the !ar"et0 its price is high0 and in recent years0 its price is thesa!e as $ed Arowana0 if not higher. #t is aso 7uite popuar in the outheast

Asian region and is getting !ore and !ore popuar in +apan.

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%e$ Arowana

Main Places of Origin:Kai!antan and u!atra of #ndonesia.

haracteristics:5ith specia red !ar"s on the co-er of its gis. The coour on e-ery part of itsfins and fra!e of fins can be either orange0 pin"0 dar" red or bood red. Thewhoe body is spar"ing and possesses specia char!.

The fish is widey regarded in =ong Kong as ?$ed Arowana of spitting pears?and in &aaysia as ?%ish of fourishing ho!e?. The ony paces of it origin isKai!antan and u!atra of #ndonesia.

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!reen Arowana

haracteristics:caes are green in coour. And these are shorter than those of other "inds of

Arowana. #ts side ine is particuary !anifested.

#t can be fro! #ndonesia0 Thaiand0 &aaysia0 @ietna! and &yan!ar and canaso be bred artificay. The !ost fa!ous and precious one is the one with apurpe spot !ar" on its scaes and the others are one of the cheapest Arowana.

The abo-e infor!ation are etracted fro! the boo": Arowana &orl$'ubisher:(i )u Fish Farm Tra$ing