| order | scientific name | common name | record weight (metric) | record weight (anglo-american-system) | water | country | picture |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| sturgeons and paddlefishes | Acipenser sinensis | Chinese Sturgeon | + 550,00 kg | + 1213 lb | Eastchinese Sea, Yangtze River system, Yellow Sea | Japan |
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| catfishes over 50 kg | Silurus biwaensis | Lake Biwa Catfish | ~ 150,00 kg | ~ 331 lb | Lake Biwa | Japan |
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| sturgeons and paddlefishes | Acipenser mikadoi | Sakhalin Sturgeon | 61,00 kg | 134 lb 8 oz | Pacific coast | Japan |
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| salmon-likes over 10 kg | Hucho perryi | Japanese Huchen | 50,00 kg | 110 lb 4 oz | Sea of Japan, Hokkaido | Japan |
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| perch-likes over 10 kg | Lates japonicus | Japanese Lates | ~ 45,00 kg | ~ 99 lb | southeastern coast of Japan | Japan |
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| salmon-likes up to 10 kg | Oncorhynchus masou | Cherry Salmon | 10,00 kg | 22 lb 1 oz | Pacific coast | Japan |
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| eels | Anguilla japonica | Japanese Eel | 6,13 kg | 13 lb 8 oz | unknown | Japan |
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