Giant arapaima fish that injured Fisheries Dept officers during capture dies


SHAH ALAM: A post-mortem examination of the three giant arapaima that died after being caught in Masjid Tanah, Malacca, last Friday (Oct 13) will be done soon.

It was understood that the invasive fish, which weighed 80 to 200kg and were about 1.2 to 2.5 meters long each, were confirmed dead after being transferred to Zoo Negara. It was believed that it died due to old age.

Uh-oh! Daily quota reached.


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