W O R L D R E C O R D S | OLDEST SPECIMEN


Official and informal world records of freshwater fishes
Record age
last update: 4th November 2007, by Mr. Heinz Machacek

 

 

 

 

 

 







ENGLISH NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME   RECORD AGE  
  still valid   years  
         
CHARACINS      
       
Giant Tigerfish Hydrocynus goliath S/F:  
       
Black Pacu Colossoma macropomum S/F: 13
       
Aymara Hoplias aimara S/F:  
       
Dorado Salminus brasiliensis S/F: 15
       
Payara Hydrolycus scomberoides S/F:  
       
Tigerfish Hydrocynus vittatus S/F: 11
       
Pirapitinga Piaractus brachypomus S/F: 28
       
Giant Trahira Hoplias macrophthalmus S/F:  
       
? Hoplias lacerdae S/F:  
       
? Piaractus mesopotamicus S/F:  
       
Sixbar Distichodus Distichodus sexfasciatus S/F:   
       
Moonfish Citharinops distichodoides S/F:  
       
Moonfish Citharinus latus S/F:  
       
Tigerfish Hydrocynus forskahlii S/F: 10
       
? Brycon orbignyanus S/F:  
       
? Distichodus antonii S/F:  
       
? Citharinus macrolepis S/F:   
       
? Citharidium ansorgii S/F:  
       
Tigerfish Hydrocynus brevis S/F:  
       
Curimbata Prochilodus lineatus S/F:  
       
Nkupe Distichodus mossambicus S/F:  
       
Moonfish Citharinus citharus S/F: 5
       
? Boulengerella cuvieri S/F:   
       
? Brycon falcatus S/F:   
       
? Leporinus elongatus S/F:  
       
Chessa Distichodus schenga S/F:  
       
Grass-eater Distichodus rostratus S/F:  
       
? Distichodus niloticus S/F:  
       
? Distichodus brevipinnis S/F:  
       
? Leporinus obtusidens S/F:  
       
San Francisco Piranha Pygocentrus piraya S/F:  
       
Spotted Pike-Characin Boulengerella maculata S/F: