An Australian woman who was caught smuggling over 50 live tropical fish out of Singapore in her skirt has been sentenced. Customs officers at Melbourne Airport caught the woman after they heard flapping sounds coming from beneath her skirt. Underneath the skirt they found a purpose-built apron containing 15 water-filled fish bags and a total of 51 tropical freshwater fish. The fish included the undescribed Queen arabesque peckoltia, several botiine loaches, including Botia kubotai, and a $30,000 arowana.

I really don't think I would be brave enough to smuggle an arowana anywhere near delicate parts of my person. (Not that I smuggle anything anyway.) Several stores around town carry them, and I'm told most specimens are sold to the Asian community since they're considered lucky. They are much more sea-monster-ish than most fish. I wouldn't be able to sleep at night for fear of an arowana trying my bedroom door.

Arowanas, also known as aruanas or arawanas are freshwater bony fish of the family Osteoglossidae, sometimes known as "bony tongues." ... The name 'bony tongues' is derived from a toothed bone on the floor of the mouth, the 'tongue', equipped with teeth that bite against teeth on the roof of the mouth. ... Arowanas have been rumored to capture prey as large as low flying bats and small birds. All species are large, and the arapaima is a contender for the world's largest freshwater fish title. Arowana typically grow around 3 to 4 feet and around 48", but this is only accountable in captivity.