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order scientific name common name record weight in kg record weight in lb water country picture
sturgeons Acipenser sturio Common Sturgeon 800,00 1,763.70 Elbe River Germany 39_Reg Speller_Common Sturgeon_Acipenser sturio.jpg
sturgeons Acipenser gueldenstaedtii Osetr 160,00 352.74 Caspian Sea, Black Sea Ukraine, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Romania, Kazakhstan, Bulgaria, Russia 74_Russian Sturgeon_Acipenser gueldenstaedtii.jpg
sturgeons Acipenser naccarii Adriatic Sturgeon 150,00 330.69 Adriatic coast Italy, Slovenia, Albania, Croatia 86_Yuri Grisendi_Adriatic Sturgeon_Acipenser naccarii.jpg
catfishes over 50 kg Silurus glanis Wels Catfish 148,00 326.28 Kardzhali Reservoir Bulgaria 3653_Silurus_glanis_Wels_Catfish0.jpeg
sturgeons Acipenser oxyrinchus Gulf Sturgeon 100,00 220.46 Oder River Germany 57_Randall Haddock_Atlantic Gulf Sturgeon_Acipenser oxyrinchus.jpg
carps over 25 kg Hypophthalmichthys nobilis Bighead Carp 77,50 170.86 Kisköre Reservoir (foul-hooked) Hungary 677_Bighead Carp_Hypophthalmichthys nobilis.jpg
Salmonidae over 10 kg Hucho hucho Danube Salmon 70,00 154.32 Vah River Slovakia 3616_Hucho_hucho_Huchen0.jpeg
carps over 25 kg Cyprinus carpio Common Carp 54,50 120.15 Euro-Aqua Lake Hungary 3029_Common Carp_Cyprinus carpio.jpg
catfishes over 50 kg Silurus aristotelis Greek Catfish 50,00 110.23 Acheloos River system Greece 3107_Greek Catfish_Silurus aristotelis.jpg
Salmonidae over 10 kg Salmo salar Atlantic Salmon 49,44 109.00 River Hope estuary United Kingdom 3591_Salmo_salar_Atlantic_Salmon0.jpeg
carps over 25 kg Hypophthalmichthys molitrix Silver Carp 48,50 106.92 Erlensee Germany 2894_Bighead Carp_Hypophthalmichthys nobilis.jpg
carps over 25 kg Ctenopharyngodon idella Grass Carp 40,50 89.29 Danube River Hungary 709_Grass Carp_Ctenopharyngodon idella.jpg
pikes Esox lucius Northern Pike 36,30 80.03 Shannon River Ireland 587_Northern Pike_Esox lucius.jpg
Salmonidae over 10 kg Oncorhynchus mykiss Rainbow Trout 35,00 77.16 fish farm (artificial growth) Canada, Europe, USA 366_The Fishing Geeks_Rainbow Trout_Oncorhynchus mykiss.jpg
Salmonidae over 10 kg Salmo trutta lacustris Lake Trout 34,00 74.96 Weißenbach, Attersee Austria 3596_Salmo_trutta_lacustris_Lake_Trout0.jpeg
Salmonidae over 10 kg Salmo marmoratus Marbled Trout 32,00 70.55 Zeta River Montenegro 339_Velibor Ivanovic_Marmorata_Salmo marmoratus.jpg
sturgeons Acipenser baerii Siberian Sturgeon 32,00 70.55 fishing lake Pielachtal Austria 63_Siberian Sturgeon_Acipenser baerii.jpg
Salmonidae over 10 kg Salmo trutta fario Brown Trout 25,50 56.22 Lokve Reservoir Croatia 355_Brown Trout_Salmo trutta fario.jpg
carps 10-25 kg Leuciscus aspius Asp 20,00 44.09 Danube River system Bulgaria, Serbia, Croatia, Hungary, Romania 3623_Leuciscus_aspius_Asp0.jpeg
Salmonidae over 10 kg Salvelinus alpinus Arctic Char 20,00 44.09 Inari Lake Finland 381_Arctic Char_Salvelinus alpinus alpinus.jpg
Perciformes over 10 kg Sander lucioperca Pikeperch 20,00 44.09 Dnieper River Belarus 2903_Zander_Sander lucioperca.jpg
carps 10-25 kg Luciobarbus comizo Iberian Barbel 18,00 39.68 Rio Tajo, Rio Guadiana Portugal, Spain 3264_Iberian Barbel_Luciobarbus comizo.jpg
Salmonidae over 10 kg Salmo ferox Ferox Trout 17,92 39.51 Loch Awe (foul-hooked) United Kingdom 400_Ferox Trout_Salmo ferox.jpg
carps 10-25 kg Barbus barbus Barbel 16,00 35.27 Dnieper River Ukraine 3533_Barbus_barbus_Barbel0.jpeg
Salmonidae over 10 kg Salmo obtusirostris Adriatic Trout 15,00 33.07 Neretva River Bosnia and Herzegovina 3615_Salmo_obtusirostris_Adriatic_Trout0.jpeg
carps 10-25 kg Luciobarbus microcephalus Smallhead Barbel 12,00 26.46 Rio Tajo, Rio Guadiana Spain, Portugal 3261_Smallhead Barbel_Luciobarbus microcephalus.jpg
carps 10-25 kg Luciobarbus bocagei Common Iberian Barbel 12,00 26.46 Rio Tajo, Rio Duero, Rio Vouga, Rio Mondego Spain, Portugal 942_Common Iberian Barbel_Luciobarbus bocagei.jpg
Salmonidae over 10 kg Coregonus maraena Maraena Whitefish 12,00 26.46 Baltic Sea, Replot Island Finland 443_Finnish Fed. Recreational Fishing_Maraena Whitefish_Coregonus maraena.jpg
carps 10-25 kg Abramis brama Freshwater Bream 11,50 25.35 Lake Vesijärvi Finland 3475_Abramis_brama_Common_Bream0.jpeg
Salmonidae over 10 kg Salmo dentex Tooth Trout 11,21 24.71 Neretva River Bosnia and Herzegovina 3614_Salmo_dentex_Tooth_Trout0.jpeg
Salmonidae over 10 kg Salvelinus umbla Lake Char 11,20 24.69 Lake Vättern Sweden 3033_Kent Andersson_Lake Char_Salvelinus umbla.jpg
sturgeons Acipenser ruthenus Sterlet 11,00 24.25 Derdap Reservoir Serbia 151_Gábor Burián-Kozma_Sterlet_Acipenser ruthenus.jpg
carps 10-25 kg Luciobarbus guiraonis Valencian Barbel 10,89 24.01 Rio Guadiana Spain 990_Peter Staggs_Valencian Barbel_Luciobarbus guiraonis.jpg
Salmonidae up 10 kg Coregonus lavaretus Common Whitefish 10,00 22.05 unknown France, Switzerland 464_European Whitefish_Coregonus lavaretus.jpg
carps 10-25 kg Luciobarbus sclateri Andalusian Barbel 10,00 22.05 unknown Spain, Portugal 3541_Luciobarbus_sclateri_Andalusian_Barbel0.jpeg
Salmonidae up 10 kg Salmo letnica Ohrid Trout 10,00 22.05 Prespa Lake Greece, North Macedonia, Albania 470_Ohrid Trout_Salmo letnica.jpg
pikes Esox aquitanicus Aquitanian Pike 10,00 22.05 Adour River, Charente River, Dordogne River, Eyre River France 3221_Aquitanian Pike_Esox aquitanicus.jpg
Perciformes up 10 kg Sander volgensis Volga Zander 10,00 22.05 tributaries of the Black Sea and Caspian Sea Ukraine, Russia 2440_Volga Zander_Sander volgensis.jpg
pikes Esox cisalpinus Southern Pike 10,00 22.05 Lake Trasimeno Italy 3213_Southern Pike_Esox cisalpinus.jpg
carps 5-10 kg Tinca tinca Tench 8,50 18.74 fish farm Bulgaria, Croatia, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina 3319_Tinca_tinca_Tench0.jpeg
carps 5-10 kg Leuciscus idus Ide 8,50 18.74 unknown Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Poland, Russia, Ukraine, Belarus 1118_Ide_Leuciscus idus.jpg
eels Anguilla anguilla European Eel 8,25 18.19 Cuckmere River United Kingdom 3592_Anguilla_anguilla_European_Eel0.jpeg
carps 5-10 kg Squalius cephalus European Chub 8,16 17.99 Dniester River Moldova, Ukraine 1133_European Chub_Squalius cephalus.jpg
carps 5-10 kg Rutilus frisii Kutum 8,00 17.64 tributaries of the Black Sea and Caspian Sea Russia, Ukraine 1149_Kutum_Rutilus frisii.jpg
Perciformes up 10 kg Perca fluviatilis European Perch 7,00 15.43 Edersee Germany 3589_Perca_fluviatilis_European_Perch0.jpeg
carps 5-10 kg Rutilus meidingeri Perlfisch 7,00 15.43 Chiemsee Germany 1165_Cosimo Radler_Perlfisch_Rutilus meidingeri.jpg
Salmonidae up 10 kg Thymallus thymallus European Grayling 6,70 14.77 Konnevesi Lake Finland 508_Günter Feuerstein_European Grayling_Thymallus thymallus.jpg
carps 5-10 kg Barbus plebejus Italian Barbel 6,00 13.23 unknown Italy, Slovenia, Switzerland, Croatia 1226_Italian Barbel_Barbus plebejus.jpg
carps 5-10 kg Luciobarbus graellsii Graell's Barbel 6,00 13.23 Ebro River system Spain 1215_Graell's Barbel_Luciobarbus graellsii.jpg
Salmonidae up 10 kg Salmo cettii Mediterranean Trout 5,00 11.02 tributaries of the Mediterranian Sea France, Italy 518_Mediterranean Trout_Salmo cettii.jpg
carps up 5 kg Chondrostoma nasus Common Nase 5,00 11.02 Rhine River Germany 1347_Common Nase_Chondrostoma nasus.jpg
carps up 5 kg Carassius carassius Crucian Carp 4,90 10.80 Lake Vuohilampi Finland 1328_Crucian Carp_Carassius carassius.jpg
carps up 5 kg Carassius gibelio Prussian Carp 4,84 10.67 Kocher River Germany 3127_Prussian Carp_Carassius gibelio.jpg
Salmonidae up 10 kg Salmo carpio Carpione 4,73 10.43 Lake Garda Italy 3324_Salmo_carpio_Carpione0.jpeg
carps up 5 kg Barbus tyberinus Tiber Barbel 4,00 8.82 unknown Italy 1343_Tiber Barbel_Barbus tyberinus.jpg
Salmonidae up 10 kg Coregonus wartmanni Blaufelchen 3,96 8.73 Lake Constance Germany 540_Blaufelchen_Coregonus wartmanni.jpg
carps up 5 kg Scardinius erythrophthalmus Rudd 3,62 7.98 Lake Vrana, Cres Island Croatia 3146_University of Zagreb, Department of Fisheries_Rudd_Scardinius erythrophthalmus.jpg
Salmonidae up 10 kg Coregonus pallasii Asp Houting 3,50 7.72 unknown Finland, Russia, Sweden 543_Hakan Fransson_Asp Houting_Coregonus pallasii.jpg
herrings Alosa alosa Allis Shad 3,50 7.72 Blavet River France 248_Allis Shad_Alosa alosa.jpg
carps up 5 kg Rutilus virgo Danubian Roach 3,34 7.36 Danube River Austria 3602_Rutilus_virgo_Danubian_Roach0.jpeg
carps up 5 kg Carassius auratus Goldfish 3,20 7.05 lake Denmark 3156_Goldfish_Carassius auratus.jpg
carps up 5 kg Rutilus rutilus Roach 3,13 6.90 Rhine River Germany 1351_Michael Kiehl_Roach_Rutilus rutilus.jpg
Salmonidae up 10 kg Coregonus peled Peled 3,00 6.61 unknown Czech Republic 524_Peled_Coregonus peled.jpg
carps up 5 kg Luciobarbus albanicus Greek Barbel 3,00 6.61 unknown Greece 3393_Luciobarbus_albanicus_Greek_Barbel0.jpeg
carps up 5 kg Vimba vimba Vimba Bream 3,00 6.61 Danube River Germany 1368_Vimba Bream_Vimba vimba.jpg
herrings Alosa fallax Twaite Shad 2,50 5.51 Rhone River France 254_Twaite Shad_Alosa fallax.jpg
carps up 5 kg Rutilus pigus Pigo 2,50 5.51 unknown Italy 3608_Rutilus_pigus_Pigo0.jpeg
Salmonidae up 10 kg Coregonus pidschian Humpback Whitefish 2,20 4.85 Skandinavia, Alaska, Siberia, North Russia Russia, USA, Finland 557_David M. Runfola_Humpback Whitefish_Coregonus pidschian.jpg
Salmonidae up 10 kg Coregonus oxyrinchus Houting 2,20 4.85 Amsterdam-Rhine Canal Netherlands 3635_Coregonus_oxyrinchus_Houting0.jpeg
carps up 5 kg Ballerus ballerus Zope 2,20 4.85 Elbe River Germany 3641_Ballerus_ballerus_Zope0.jpeg
carps up 5 kg Blicca bjoerkna White Bream 2,13 4.70 Hase River Germany 3545_Blicca_bjoerkna_White_Bream0.jpeg
carps up 5 kg Chondrostoma soetta Italian Nase 2,00 4.41 unknown Italy 1397_Italian Nase_Chondrostoma soetta.jpg
carps up 5 kg Pseudochondrostoma polylepis Iberian Nase 2,00 4.41 Rio Sado, Rio Vouga, Rio Algoa, Rio Mondego, Rio Tajo Spain, Portugal 1391_João Pinto_Iberian Nase_Pseudochondrostoma polylepis.jpg
Salmonidae up 10 kg Coregonus holsata Schaalsee Whitefish 2,00 4.41 Schaalsee Germany 3043_Horst Hennings_Schaalsee Whitefish_Coregonus holsata.jpg
Salmonidae up 10 kg Salvelinus murta Murta Char 2,00 4.41 Lake Thingvalla Iceland 3037_B. Delling_Murta Char_Salvelinus murta.jpg
carps up 5 kg Pelecus cultratus Sichel 2,00 4.41 Dnieper Delta Ukraine 3312_Pelecus_cultratus_Ziege0.jpeg
carps up 5 kg Alburnus chalcoides Danube Bleak 1,50 3.31 tributaries of the Black Sea and Caspian Sea Russia, Bulgaria, Serbia, Germany, Hungary, Slovakia, Romania, Ukraine, Austria 1403_Danube Bleak_Alburnus chalcoides.jpg
Salmonidae up 10 kg Coregonus clupeoides Scottish Powan 1,50 3.31 Loch Lomond United Kingdom 3155_Scottish Powan_Coregonus clupeoides.jpg
Perciformes up 10 kg Zingel zingel Zingel 1,50 3.31 Altmühl River Germany 2582_Marcus Käfer_Zingel_Zingel zingel.jpg
carps up 5 kg Leuciscus leuciscus Dace 1,10 2.43 unknown France 1407_Dace_Leuciscus leuciscus.jpg
carps up 5 kg Scardinius graecus Greek Rudd 1,00 2.20 Kifissos River, Lake Para, Lake Yliki Greece 3395_Scardinius_graecus_Greek_Rudd0.jpeg
Salmonidae up 10 kg Coregonus albula Vendace 0,55 1.21 Inari Lake Finland 567_Nicolas Guillen_Vendace_Coregonus albula.jpg
Salmonidae up 10 kg Coregonus widegreni Valaam Whitefish 0,20 0.44 Baltic Sea Finland 561_Jörg Freyhof_Valaam Whitefish_Coregonus widegreni.jpg
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