ピラルクー

noun

pirarucu; arapaima; paiche

A large freshwater fish native to the Amazon basin. In Japanese, it is primarily known as an exotic aquarium fish or food fish.

• 水すい族ぞく館かんで巨きょ大だいなピラルクーを見みた。

  I saw a huge pirarucu at the aquarium.

• アマゾンではピラルクーは食しょく用よう魚ぎょとして重じゅう要ようだ。

  In the Amazon, the pirarucu is an important food fish.