3 m
Typical representative
Uniformly scaled by total snout-to-tail length; the pose is not stretched to every descriptive dimension.
Large Adult Arapaima
A large adult Arapaima gigas in a strict left-facing orthographic side profile, scaled to the Smithsonian upper reference of 3 m and 200 kg rather than the older 4.5 m legacy figure.
Dimensions
- Height
- 75 cm
- Length
- 3 m
- Weight
- 200 kg
Quick facts
- Reference length
- 3 m
- Reference mass
- 200 kg
- Scientific name
- Arapaima gigas
- Range
- Amazon Basin
Large Adult Arapaima · Size infographic
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Sources and measurement22 References
Dimensions were cross-checked against independent sources before publication.
Measurement basis
The 3 m snout-to-tail length controls uniform scale; displayed height is only the reviewed pose envelope.