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order scientific name common name record weight in kg record weight in lb water country picture
catfishes over 50 kg Brachyplatystoma filamentosum Piraiba 200,00 440.92 Orinoco River system, Amazon River system Venezuela 2898_Piraiba_Brachyplatystoma filamentosum.jpg
skates and rays Paratrygon aiereba Discus Ray 113,50 250.22 Rio Apure Venezuela 3234_Jeremy Wade_Discus Ray_Paratrygon aiereba.jpg
catfishes over 50 kg Zungaro zungaro Jau 100,00 220.46 Orinoco River system, Amazon River system Venezuela 3316_Zungaro_zungaro_Jau0.jpeg
catfishes over 50 kg Brachyplatystoma juruense Zebra Catfish 100,00 220.46 Orinoco River system, Amazon River system Venezuela 3334_Brachyplatystoma_juruense_Zebra_Catfish0.jpeg
catfishes over 50 kg Brachyplatystoma rousseauxii Gilded Catfish 100,00 220.46 Amazon River system, Orinoco River system Venezuela 1714_Planet Catfish_Gilded Catfish_Brachyplatystoma rousseauxii.jpg
catfishes over 50 kg Sciades parkeri Gillbacker Sea Catfish 50,00 110.23 Essequibo River estuary, Amazon Delta Venezuela 1841_Maria da Glória Trindade_Gillbacker Sea Catfish_Sciades parkeri.jpg
catfishes over 50 kg Sorubimichthys planiceps Firewood Catfish 50,00 110.23 Amazon River system, Orinoco River system Venezuela 1809_Firewood Catfish_Sorubimichthys planiceps.jpg
characins Hoplias aimara Giant Trahira 40,00 88.18 unknown Venezuela 3547_Hoplias_aimara_Aymara0.jpeg
catfishes 10-50 kg Pseudoplatystoma tigrinum Tiger Sorubim 40,00 88.18 Amazon River system, Orinoco River system Venezuela 1877_Nelson Lage_Tiger Sorubim_Pseudoplatystoma tigrinum.jpg
catfishes 10-50 kg Brachyplatystoma capapretum ? 32,66 72.00 Rio Pasimoni Venezuela 1889_Brachyplatystoma capapretum.jpg
characins Hydrolycus scomberoides Payara 30,00 66.14 Orinoco River system, Amazon River system Venezuela 1445_Payara_Hydrolycus scomberoides.jpg
catfishes 10-50 kg Sciades couma Couma Sea Catfish 30,00 66.14 Orinoco Delta, Amazon Delta, Essequibo River estuary, Magdalena Delta Venezuela 3417_Sciades_couma_Couma_Sea_Catfish0.jpeg
catfishes 10-50 kg Pinirampus pirinampu Flatwhiskered Catfish 30,00 66.14 Amazon River system, Orinoco River system, Parana River system Venezuela 1927_Argentine Angling Adventures_Flatwhiskered Catfish_Pinirampus pirinampu.jpg
skates and rays Potamotrygon orbignyi Smooth Back River Stingray 26,50 58.42 Orinoco River system Venezuela 3206_Archivo EBEF_Smooth Back River Stingray_Potamotrygon orbignyi.jpg
catfishes 10-50 kg Oxydoras niger Ripsaw Catfish 25,00 55.12 Amazon River system, Orinoco River system, São Francisco River system Venezuela 1944_Ripsaw Catfish_Oxydoras niger.jpg
characins Piaractus brachypomus Pacu 25,00 55.12 Amazon River system, Orinoco River system Venezuela 1459_Fishing Adventures Thailand_Pirapitinga_Piaractus brachypomus.jpg
Perciformes over 10 kg Cichla temensis Speckled Pavon 20,00 44.09 Rio Orinoco, Rio Negro Venezuela 3320_Cichla_temensis_Speckled_Peacock0.jpeg
catfishes 10-50 kg Brachyplatystoma vaillantii Laulao Catfish 20,00 44.09 Orinoco River system, Amazon River system Venezuela 1981_Laulao Catfish_Brachyplatystoma vaillantii.jpg
catfishes 10-50 kg Brachyplatystoma platynemum Slobbering Catfish 15,00 33.07 Orinoco River system Venezuela 2017_Slobbering Catfish_Brachyplatystoma platynemum.jpg
skates and rays Potamotrygon schroederi Rosette River Stingray 15,00 33.07 Rio Pasiba Venezuela 2826_J. F. Helias_Rosette River Stingray_Potamotrygon schroederi.jpg
Perciformes up 10 kg Gobiomorus dormitor Bigmouth Sleeper 10,00 22.05 unknown Venezuela 2458_Jose Manuel Lopez Pinto_Bigmouth Sleeper_Gobiomorus dormitor.jpg
Perciformes up 10 kg Cichla orinocensis Orinoco Peacock 10,00 22.05 Rio Negro, Rio Orinoco Venezuela 2999_FishQuest_Orinoco Peacock_Cichla orinocensis.jpg
catfishes up 10 kg Platynematichthys notatus Coroata 10,00 22.05 Orinoco River system Venezuela 3332_Platynematichthys_notatus_Coroata0.jpeg
herrings Pellona castelnaeana Amazon Pellona 9,00 19.84 Rio Caura Venezuela 228_Amazon Pellona_Pellona castelnaeana.jpg
knifefishes Sternopygus macrurus Longtail Knifefish 9,00 19.84 unknown Venezuela 2752_Juan Guillermo Ospina Pabon_Longtail Knifefish_Sternopygus macrurus.jpg
Perciformes up 10 kg Plagioscion squamosissimus South American Silver Croaker 7,00 15.43 rivers of Guianas, Amazon River system, Orinoco River system, Parana River system, São Francisco River system Venezuela 2962_South American Silver Croaker_Plagioscion squamosissimus.jpg
knifefishes Rhamphichthys rostratus Longnose Knifefish 7,00 15.43 unknown Venezuela 3443_Rhamphichthys_rostratus_Longnose_Knifefish0.jpeg
characins Brycon falcatus Matrinchã 6,80 14.99 Uraima Falls, Rio Paragua Venezuela 1549_Matrinchã_Brycon falcatus.jpg
herrings Pellona flavipinnis Yellowfin River Pellona 6,00 13.23 Amazon River system, Orinoco River system, Parana River system Venezuela 242_Yellowfin River Pellona_Pellona flavipinnis.jpg
Perciformes up 10 kg Cichla ocellaris Butterfly Peacock 5,71 12.59 Rio Chiguao Venezuela 2506_Butterfly Peacock_Cichla ocellaris.jpg
Perciformes up 10 kg Cichla intermedia Blackstriped Peacock 5,50 12.13 Orinoco River system Venezuela 2546_Blackstriped Peacock_Cichla intermedia.jpg
catfishes up 10 kg Panaque nigrolineatus Royal Panaque 5,00 11.02 Orinoco River system, Amazon River system Venezuela 2203_Benjamin Lee_Royal Panaque_Panaque nigrolineatus.jpg
catfishes up 10 kg Batrochoglanis acanthochiroides Bumblebee Catfish 5,00 11.02 Catatumbo River system Venezuela 3427_Batrochoglanis_acanthochiroides_Bumblebee_Catfish0.jpeg
catfishes up 10 kg Sorubim cuspicaudus Trans-Andean Shovelnose Catfish 5,00 11.02 Lake Maracaibo, Magdalena River system, Sinu River Venezuela 2207_espaciodepesca.com_Trans-Andean Shovelnose Catfish_Sorubim cuspicaudus.jpg
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