The Mekong giant catfish is the official freshwater heavyweight champion of the world. According to the Guinness Book of Records, a nine-foot-long individual caught in northern Thailand in 2005 ...
It unseated the previous record-holder, a 646lb (293kg) Mekong giant catfish caught in Thailand in 2005. There is no official record-keeping or database of the world's biggest freshwater fish.
A huge wels catfish reeled in by an angler in an Italian river is believed to be the largest ever caught in a river. It is likely a "world record" breaking in length, coming in at 9.3 feet long ...
The river catfish may be overshadowed by its famed cousin, the Mekong giant catfish, which shares the same river system in Southeast Asia. But this less celebrated species is a remarkable fish in ...
“All of us were ambitious, professional women who were savvy and highly-educated,” Akbari said, but still fell victim to the woman she calls “America’s biggest catfish.” “She chose ...