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[[Image:Arowana.jpg|center|250px|Arowana (Scleropages formosus)]]

The '''Asian [[Arowana]]''' (''Scleropages formosus''), also called the ''Asian Bonytongue'', is a species of [[freshwater]] [[bony fish]] from [[Southeast Asia]].  It's four varieties are native to the rivers of [[Southeast Asia]] and [[Indonesia]].

The Asian Arowana has a long body; large pectoral fins; dorsal and anal fins located far back on the body; and a much larger caudal fin than that of its relative, the [[Silver arowana]]. Its scales are large and usually metallic colored, and it has paired barbels on the end of the lower jaw. It is a [[mouthbrooder]]. It is sometimes called ''Dragon Fish'' by fish enthusiasts because of its resemblance to the mythical [[Chinese dragon]].

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