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Rank Animal Scientific name Maximum length () Image Habitat 1: Whale shark: Rhincodon typus: 12.65 [1]: 2: Basking shark: Cetorhinus maximus: 12.27 [2]: 3: Giant oarfish
A large alligator gar, the largest freshwater fish in North America The largest of the gar, and the largest entirely freshwater fish in North America, is the alligator gar (Atractosteus spatula). The largest gar ever known, caught in Louisiana in 1925, was 3 m (9.8 ft) in length and weighed 137 kg (302 lb). [1] Anglerfish (Lophiiformes)
Depending on the exact species, most piranhas grow to between 12 and 35 cm (5–14 in) long. A few can grow larger, with the largest living species, the red-bellied , reaching up to 50 cm (20 in). [ 13 ] [ 14 ] There are claims of São Francisco piranhas at up to 60 cm (24 in), but the largest confirmed specimens are considerably smaller. [ 15 ]
This species is the world's longest bony fish, reaching a record length of about 7–8 m (23–26 ft), and a maximum record weight of 272 kg (600 lbs). [3] Older, much longer estimates are now considered "very likely inaccurate". [ 11 ]
A fisherman in northern Cambodia hooked what researchers say is the world’s largest freshwater fish — a giant stingray that scientists know relatively little
Any of these fish caught, must be photographed, then returned to the water immediately. Note 2 - Siberian Sturgeon (Acipenser baerii) and Huchen (Danube salmon) (Hucho hucho)are listed as Endangered species (IUCN) status by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). Any of these fish caught, must be photographed, then returned ...
It contains one of the largest freshwater fish ever caught, the Mekong giant catfish, which can weigh up to about 300 kilograms (660 lb). [7] It also contains a number of species considered to be some of the smallest vertebrates extant; Danionella translucida at 12 millimetres (0.47 in) in length, and Paedocypris progenetica at 10.3 millimetres ...
JEREMY: "This is the biggest fish of my South American fishing career. A river monster as deadly as any beast of folklore." Like always, Jeremy tossed the fish back in the water.