Arowana
Scleropages formosus
An elongated Southeast Asian freshwater predator with large scales and a pair of barbels at its mouth.
Arowana
Classic ArowanaScleropages formosus The original Arowana wears bright orange with a softer warm underside.
The in-game Classic design. Select the card to inspect it.
Reported length
90 cmWater type
FreshwaterScientific name
Scleropages formosusReal-world references. Size varies with age, population and environment.
Native range
Southeast Asia, from southern Myanmar and mainland river systems to the Malay Peninsula and Indonesia.
Habitat
Forest streams, including peat-associated waters stained dark by plant tannins.
Diet in nature
Young fish take insects from the surface; adults also eat fish and other small vertebrates.
Natural appearance
A long body covered in large overlapping scales, with two prominent mouth barbels. This body shape is shared across Asian arowana color forms.
Did you know?
The male incubates the eggs and developing young inside his mouth.
The Asian arowana reference used by the game; arowana also describes related species from other regions.
Sources & species notes
- FishBase — Asian bonytonguehttps://www.fishbase.se/summary/Scleropages-formosus.html
Explore this species’ in-game skins below. ChillTank includes artistic colourways as well as Classic designs; skin names and rarities are game concepts.























