Largest freshwater fish of South America, also known as the paiche or pirarucu (8) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ARAPAIMA Largest freshwater fish of South America, also known as the paiche or pirarucu (8) (8)
5% RAY Fish also known as a batomorph (3) New York Times Oct 30, 2025
5% IDE Fish also known as orfe (3) Puzzler Backwords Sep 18, 2025
5% RAINBOWTROUT Freshwater fish (12) The Telegraph Quick Sep 1, 2025
4% GEMINI Constellation also known as the Twins (6) The Times Concise Nov 4, 2025
4% DARTER Speedy freshwater fish (6) Wall Street Journal Oct 30, 2025
4% CARP Freshwater fish (4) (4) Mirror Quick Oct 15, 2025
4% OPAH Fish commonly known as "moonfish" (4)
4% MCKINLEY Mount __, north America's tallest, also known as 17 (8) (8) The Guardian Weekend Oct 4, 2025
4% ORFE Freshwater fish of the carp family (4) Puzzler Backwords Sep 26, 2025
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