One of the largest river representatives among fish is considered to be catfish. Under favorable conditions of existence, these fish can live up to several hundred flax, reach a size of 4-5 meters and gain weight in weight up to 100-500 kg. The largest representative was caught in Uzbekistan 100 years ago, his weight was 430 kg, and the length is as much as 5 m. But there is no official confirmation of this. There is also unconfirmed data that the largest catfish weighing 288 kg and a height of 4 m was caught in the Dnieper in Ukraine.
Large fish of this species can swallow an adult at once. Such cases have already happened and were officially recorded. There is an opinion that there are cannibals among these river inhabitants. But this version has not yet been confirmed. Discovered corpses in the belly of giants, according to experts, were already dead when they fell into the womb of a river creature.
Recently, the population of catfish is decreasing due to environmental conditions and human fishing. But even today there are quite old and large specimens. In order to prove this, we made a rating - the largest catfish in the world.
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Catfish from Belarus Length 2 m
The top ten largest river representatives opens catfish from Belarus .One of the most huge catfish was caught in Belarus in 2011.The owner of a large catch was a local fisherman. Together with his comrades, the fisherman caught the catch with tackles. When the men tried to collect the catch, the tackles did not want to be pulled out. About an hour the fishermen needed to pull a large river monster ashore. Giant decided to immediately measure and weigh. The fish pulled 60 kg, and its length was 2 m. Catfish fishermen were not allowed to leave and made a real fish feast.
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Catfish from Spain Length 2 m
The ninth place goes to the largest catfish from Spain .In 2009, local fishermen caught soma-albino in a small river Ebro. The body length of the river albino exceeded 2 m, and the weight was 88 kg. Catch a rare fish was British Chris from Sheffield. Trying to pull the catch, the fisherman realized that he could not cope and called for the help of his friends who came with him. The man took more than half an hour to get the albino ashore. With a live catch, a photo session was held and released.
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Catfish from Holland Length 2,3 m
The eighth line goes to the largest Dutch catfish .In Holland Park Centerparcs rest is very popular, as in the reservoir on its territory one of the largest soms in the world lives. In length, the body of the fish is 2.3 m. The river creature received the nickname "Big Mommy".According to the protection of the park, she likes to eat ducks, and eats at least 3 swimming birds daily. The catfish is under state protection.
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Catfish from Italy Length 2.5 m
In seventh place is the largest catfish caught in Italy .In early 2011, one of the biggest catfishes in the world was caught by the Italian Robert Godi. The length of the fish was 2.5 m, and the weight was 114 kg. Experienced fisherman admitted that for the first time he encountered such a giant fish. To get the prey ashore Robert needed the help of six people who took catfish about an hour. Robert says that on this day, along with other fishermen came out to catch bream. No one imagined that the hunt would end with the capture of a living mass. The fish was weighed, measured and released further to swim.
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Catfish from France Length 2,6 m
The sixth line takes the largest catfish from France .One of the largest catfishes in the world was caught by the tourist Yuri Grisendi in the river Rhone. The weight of the giant was 120 kg, and the length of the body - 2.6 m. Hunting for big fish is a man's hobby. Each time he tries to beat his previous record. Caught large fish the tourist shoots on video and lets go.
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Catfish from Kazakhstan Length 2,7 m
The fifth line is occupied by the river representative from Kazakhstan .In 2007, on the Ili River, local fishermen caught the largest catfish weighing 130 kg and a length of 2.7 m. This is the largest fish that the people here have seen all the time.
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Catfish from Thailand Length 2,7 m
The fourth line goes to the largest catfish from Thailand .In May 2005, one of the largest catfish with a weight of 293 kg was caught on the Mekong River. Its length was about 2.7 m. These parameters were recorded by the head of the WWF international research project, Zeb Hogan. This year he was engaged in research of the largest fish in the world. The captured som-albino became the largest freshwater fish noted in his work. This giant could get into the Guinness Book of Records. He was going to give it under the supervision of the environmental service and let go, but the catfish, unfortunately, died.
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Catfish from Russia Length 3 m
The honorary top three opens the biggest catfish caught in Russia several years ago. In 2009, one of the largest catfish was caught by fishermen from the Seim River in the Kursk region. The weight of the extracted carcass exceeded 200 kg, and the length of the fish was about 3 m long. The witnesses were Kursk fish inspection officers who confirmed the fact of the catfish caught. Quite by accident, the fishermen were lucky enough to discover the monster. One of the men managed to shoot and spank the giant. Several men tried to pull out a huge fish on their own. But soon the hunters realized that they could not cope and decided to come to the aid of a rural tractor. When the fish beast was dragged ashore, everyone gasped in surprise: many had to see huge soms here, but this villagers saw such a hulk for the first time.
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Catfish from Poland Length 4 m
The second line occupies the largest catfish of Poland .One of the most huge catfishes in the world was caught by Polish fishermen on the Oder River. The age of the giant was more than 100 years. The size of the river creature was little more than 4 m, and the body weight - 200 kg. What was the surprise of the fishermen, when they found the corpse of a Nazi officer in the belly of a catfish. About this fact, the men hastened to inform the police. Arriving at the site of the find, the experts conducted a study and concluded that the fish swallowed the officer when he was already dead. And again rumors about the cannibalism of these river monsters have not been confirmed.
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Catfish from Russia Length 4 m
First place goes to the largest catfish from Russia .According to some reports, this giant was caught in the late 19th century. Its length exceeded 4 m, and it weighed about 347 kg. Such a find was caught in the Issyk-Kul lake. There is an opinion that in honor of catching the largest fish in this place was built an arch in the form of giant jaws of catfish.