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: 21st May 2008, by Mr. Heinz Machacek

 

 

 

 

 

 







ENGLISH NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME   RECORD LENGTH
  still valid   centimetres ~ inches
         
SKATES/RAYS (Length=Diameter)        
         
Freshwater Whipray Himantura chaophraya S: over 240 over 94
    F: approx. 350 approx. 138
         
Short-tailed River Stingray Potamotrygon brachyura S: approx. 150 approx. 59
         
Discus Ray Paratrygon aiereba S: approx. 120 approx. 47
         
Ocellate River Stingray Potamotrygon motoro S: 99 39
         
Porcupine River Stingray Potamotrygon histrix F: 70 28
         
Raspy River Stingray Potamotrygon scobina F: 50 20
         
Ganges Stingray Himantura fluviatilis F:  100 39
         
Thorny Freshwater Stingray Urogymnus ukpam F:  65 26
         
Thorny River Stingray Potamotrygon constellata F: 62 24
         
Vermiculate River Stingray Potamotrygon castexi F:  60 24
         
White-edge Freshwater Whip Ray Himantura signifer F:  60 24
         
Rosette River Stingray Potamotrygon schroederi F:  60 24
         
Long-tailed River Stingray Plesiotrygon iwamae F:  58 23
         
White-blotched River Stingray Potamotrygon leopoldi F:  50 20
         
Largespot River Stingray Potamotrygon falkneri F:  47 19
         
Mekong Stingray Dasyatis laosensis F: 62 24