Fishermen load a recenly catched arapaima, also known as pirarucu, onto their boat in the Western Amazon region near Volta do Bucho in the Ituxi Reserve on September 20, 2017. Arapaima can grow up to ten feet tall and weigh almost 200 kilograms, to preserve the species, fishing it is banned from December to March. / AFP PHOTO / CARL DE SOUZA / TO GO WITH AFP STORY by PAULA RAMON (Photo credit should read CARL DE SOUZA/AFP/Getty Images)
