How much is the biggest catfish weigh?
646 pounds
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 weighted an astounding 646 pounds, making it the largest exclusively freshwater fish ever recorded.
What’s the biggest a catfish can get?
Nearly nine feet long (2.7 meters) and as big as a grizzly bear, the behemoth tipped the scales at 646 pounds (293 kilograms). Experts say the fish, which belongs to the species known as the Mekong giant catfish, may be the largest freshwater fish ever recorded.
How big can a Wels catfish get?
Wels catfish have been known to grow up to 15 feet (4.6 meters) long and reach sizes of 300 to 660 pounds, depending on the source. They can live for decades, possibly as long as 80 years.
Where can I buy Wels catfish?
The Wels catfish is a creature of legend in its home waters around the Black and Caspian seas and west to Germany. Currently it is not found in Michigan, but could have severe consequences for our waters if introduced.
What is world’s largest bass?
22 pounds, 4 ounces
On June 2nd, 1932, George Perry caught the current world record bass out of Lake Montgomery, an oxbow lake off the Ocmulgee River in southern Georgia. The fish (the whopper) weighed 22 pounds, 4 ounces.
What is the largest freshwater fish caught?
stingray
A giant 661-pound stingray was caught in a remote fishing village on the shores of the Mekong River in Cambodia, making it the heaviest freshwater fish ever documented, researchers said Monday.
What’s the biggest fish ever?
Whale sharkFish / Biggest
Are there wels catfish in the US?
Background. Although Wels Catfish has not been reported in Canada or the United States, it is believed that if it is ever introduced, it will fundamentally alter the food webs in Ontario’s waterbodies.