(FILES) A fisherman takes out a large Pirarucu (Arapaima gigas) from the water, at the Piagacu-Purus Sustainable Development Reserve in Amazonas state, Brazil, on October 24, 2019. A fish larger than a man, tasty as well as beautiful, the freshwater pirarucu is a favorite with poachers in a lawless part of the Amazon jungle where Brazil, Peru and Colombia meet. Prized for its skin as much as its flesh, the pirarucu has long been a staple for Indigenous people who hunt the air-breathing fish in lakes in the Javari Valley. (Photo by RICARDO OLIVEIRA / AFP)
