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


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

 

 

 

 

 

 






ENGLISH NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME   RECORD LENGTH  
  still valid   centimetres ~ inches    
           
CHARACINS        
         
Giant Tigerfish Hydrocynus goliath S: 147 58
    F: 150 59
    ?: over 200 over 79
         
Black Pacu Colossoma macropomum S: 108 43
         
Aymara Hoplias aimara S: approx. 100 approx. 39
    F: over 100 over 39
         
Dorado Salminus brasiliensis S: 130 51
    ?: 140 55
         
Payara Hydrolycus scomberoides S: 117 46
    F: 120 47
         
Tigerfish Hydrocynus vittatus S: 100 39
    S?: over 105 over 41
    ?: 130 51
         
Pirapitinga Piaractus brachypomus S: 88 35
    F: approx. 95 approx. 37
         
Giant Trahira Hoplias macrophthalmus S: 101 40
         
? Hoplias lacerdae S: approx. 90 approx. 35
    F: 100 39
         
? Piaractus mesopotamicus S: 70 28
    F: approx. 85 approx. 33
         
Sixbar Distichodus Distichodus sexfasciatus F:  100 39
         
Moonfish Citharinops distichodoides F: approx. 95 approx. 37
         
Moonfish Citharinus latus F: approx. 95 approx. 37
         
Tigerfish Hydrocynus forskahlii F: 91 36
         
? Brycon orbignyanus S: approx. 70 approx. 28
    F: 100 39
         
? Distichodus antonii F: 80 31
         
? Citharinus macrolepis F:  75 30
         
? Citharidium ansorgii F: 70 28
         
Tigerfish Hydrocynus brevis F: 86 34
         
Curimbata Prochilodus lineatus S: approx. 70 approx. 28
    F: 74 29
         
Nkupe Distichodus mossambicus S: approx. 70 approx. 28
         
Moonfish Citharinus citharus F: approx. 70 approx. 28
         
? Boulengerella cuvieri S:  95 37
         
? Brycon falcatus S:  approx. 70 approx. 28
         
? Leporinus elongatus S: 75 30
         
Chessa Distichodus schenga S: approx. 60 approx. 24
         
Grass-eater Distichodus rostratus F: 76 30
         
? Distichodus niloticus F: 83 33
         
? Distichodus brevipinnis F: 70 28
         
? Leporinus obtusidens S: approx. 60 approx. 24
    F: 70 28
         
San Francisco Piranha Pygocentrus piraya S: approx. 40 approx. 16
    F: approx. 50 approx. 20
         
Spotted Pike-Characin Boulengerella maculata S: approx. 100 approx. 39