schmear 1. noun. A bribe: Since the rest of the tables were all unoccupied, it would seem to call for a bit of a shmear. verb. To bribe; GREASE someone's PALM: see this here Rabbi and schmear him a thousand dollars (1909+) o flatter and cajole someone; soft soap (1930+)
Also known as the paiche or the pirarucu, the arapaima is an air-breathing fish that plies the rain forest rivers of South America's Amazon Basin and nearby lakes and swamps. One of the world's largest freshwater fish, these giants can reach 9 feet (2.75 meters) long and weigh up to 440 pounds (200 kilograms).
The burbot is the only gadiform freshwater fish. It is also known as bubbot, mariah, freshwater ling, the lawyer, coney-fish, lingcod, freshwater cusk, and eelpout. The species is closely related to the marine common ling and the cusk. It is the only member of the genus Lota. For some time of the year, the burbot lives under ice, and they require frigid temperatures to breed.