These Are 12 of the Largest Freshwater Fish on Earth
4. Mekong Giant Catfish. image: Lynn Chan | Flickr | CC BY 2.0. Scientific name: Pangasianodon gigas. Largest on record: 8 feet, 10 inches | 646 pounds. Lifespan: 60 years. These enormous fish are the largest purely freshwater fish in the world (Sturgeon are larger, but they inhabit both fresh and saltwater).
12 Largest Freshwater Fish in the World
2018年11月26日 · The Beluga Sturgeon is the largest freshwater fish in the world. Like other sturgeon, it’s part of the oldest known group of fishes, which is estimated to be 200 million years old. The Beluga Sturgeon is the source of Beluga Caviar, the most expensive kind of caviar and the most expensive food item in the world. Given the Beluga Sturgeon’s ...
11 Largest Freshwater Fish in the World - Treehugger
2024年5月30日 · White Sturgeon. Hailshadow / Getty Images. Easily the largest freshwater fish in North America, the white sturgeon can grow to 12 to 20 feet in length and can weigh nearly one ton. It's an ancient ...
The World’s Largest Freshwater Fish Are Weird and Wonderful
2023年7月31日 · While we know the biggest animal in the ocean is the blue whale and the largest marine fish is the whale shark, the identity of the world’s largest freshwater fish species long remained a ...
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2024年6月13日 · Largest Freshwater Fish: Other Fish 9. Humpback Mahseer. The rod-and-reel, 130-pound record Mussullah Mahseer was caught in the Cauvery River in India. Heinz Machacek. Record Weight: 205.03 pounds.
The Amazing Arapaima: An Overview of the World’s Largest Freshwater Fish
2023年9月14日 · Adults typically measure around 6 to 9 feet in length, although individuals over 10 feet have been documented. They can weigh up to 400 pounds, making them a true giant in the freshwater realm. The Arapaima’s body is elongated and streamlined, with a dark green, almost black, coloration.
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Record-breaking ray confirmed as world’s largest freshwater fish
2022年6月24日 · It tipped the scales at 293 kg (646 lb) and measured 2.7 m (8 ft 11 in) from head to tail. The Mekong giant catfish and the giant freshwater stingray now share the record for largest freshwater fish species as it’s currently too close a call to award it to just one. Dr Zeb Hogan assists with the tagging and release of a 268-kg Mekong giant ...
Enormous stingray sets world record for largest freshwater fish
2022年6月20日 · A 661-pound giant freshwater stingray, temporarily removed from the water to be weighed, is the largest freshwater fish ever recorded. Local people and researchers worked quickly to measure it ...
What's the biggest freshwater fish in the world? | Live Science
2021年5月30日 · What about the biggest fish that only live in freshwater? The Mekong giant catfish (Pangasianodon gigas), native to the Mekong river in Southeast Asia, holds that record. These catfish can grow to ...
What’s the world’s biggest freshwater fish—and will we ever find …
2023年4月7日 · The ray, as it turned out, measured 13 feet long and weighed 661 pounds, which Guinness World Records recognized as the largest-ever recorded freshwater fish in 2022. The discovery energized ...