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


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

 

 

 

 

 

 








ENGLISH NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME IGFA   RECORD WEIGHT WATER COUNTRY YEAR  
  still valid     kilograms ~ lbs ozs        
                   
CARP-LIKE FISHES                
                 
Mangar Barbus esocinus   S: 63,50 140 lb 0 oz Tigris River Iraq 1915
      F: 198,50 437 lb 10 oz Tigris-Euphrates-River system Iran 197_
      F: tie 198,00 tie 436 lb 8 oz Euphrates River system Syria 199_
      S?: 100,00 220 lb 7 oz Tigris-Euphrates-River system Iraq 19__
                 
Giant Siamese Carp Catlocarpio siamensis   S:  over 120,00 over 265 lb Bung Sam Lan Lake Thailand 2007
      F: 182,00 401 lb 4 oz Bung Sam Lan Lake Thailand  2000
      ?: 300,00 661 lb 6 oz Mekong River system Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam unknown
                 
Golden Mahseer Tor putitora   S: 63,50 140 lb 0 oz Beas River India  1939
      F:  approx. 110,00 approx. 243 lb Brahmaputra River India unknown
      ?: 220,00 485 lb 0 oz Brahmaputra River India unknown
                 
Rohu Labeo rohita   S: 25,00 55 lb 2 oz Srinakarin Reservoir Thailand 19__
      F:   approx. 110,00 approx. 243 lb   Pakistan, India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Burma unknown
                 
Catla Catla catla   S: 38,56 85 lb 0 oz Powai Lake India 19__
      F:  approx. 110,00 approx. 243 lb   Pakistan, India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Burma unknown
                 
Black Carp Mylopharyngodon piceus   S: 72,50 159 lb 13 oz Stone Levee Reservoir, Anhui Province China 2004
      F: 106,00 233 lb 11 oz Gold Cow Reservoir, near Nanjing China 2004
                 
Isok Barb Probarbus jullieni   S: 33,00 72 lb 12 oz Sungai Tembeling Malaysia 19__
      F: 100,00 220 lb 7 oz Mekong River system Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam unknown
      S?: 50,00 110 lb 4 oz Perak River Malaysia 19__
                 
Mussullah Mahseer Tor mussullah   S: 65,00 143 lb 5 oz Cauvery River India 19__
      F: 93,00 205 lb 0 oz Godavari River India unknown
                 
Bighead Carp Aristichthys nobilis   S: 69,10 152 lb 5 oz Poganyi Reservoir Hungary 2001
      F:  over 70,00 over 154 lb Sarulesti Lake Romania 200_
                 
Thicklip Barb Probarbus labeamajor   F: 70,00 154 lb 5 oz Mekong River Thailand, Laos, Cambodia unknown
                 
Wuchang Bream Megalobrama amblycephala   S: 5,90 13 lb 0 oz Zhejiang Province China 1997
      F:  approx. 70,00 approx. 154 lb Yangtze River China unknown
                 
Mahseer Tor tor   F: 68,00 149 lb 15 oz   Pakistan, India, Nepal, Bangladesh  unknown
                 
Largemouth Yellowfish Labeobarbus kimberleyensis   S: 22,20 48 lb 15 oz Vaal Reservoir South Africa 19__
      F: 52,00 114 lb 10 oz Vaal River system, Orange River system South Africa unknown
                 
Grass Carp Ctenopharyngodon idella   S: 40,50 89 lb 5 oz Danube River Hungary 1993
      F:  over 50,00 over 110 lb   China unknown
      ?: 60,00 132 lb 4 oz   China ? unknown
                 
Silver Carp Hypophthalmichthys molitrix   S: 48,50 106 lb 15 oz Erlensee Germany 2004
      F: 50,00 110 lb 4 oz   China ? unknown
                 
? Luciocyprinus striolatus   F:  approx. 50,00 approx. 110 lb Mekong River system China, Laos unknown
                 
Black Buffalo Ictiobus niger   S: 41,96 92 lb 8 oz Lake Maumelle USA 2001
      F: 48,08 106 lb 0 oz Texas USA 1999
      F:  tie 47,63 tie 105 lb 0 oz Harris Brake Lake USA 1994
      ?: 55,00 121 lb 4 oz   USA unknown
                 
Colorado Pikeminnow Ptychocheilus lucius   S: 36,29 80 lb 0 oz Colorado River system USA  19__
      F:  over 45,00 over 99 lb Colorado River system USA, Mexico unknown
                 
Deccan Mahseer Tor khudree   S: 32,00 70 lb 9 oz Moshelli Halle India 1978
      F: 45,00 99 lb 3 oz   Sri Lanka, India unknown
                 
Rhinofish Barbus mariae   F: 45,00 99 lb 3 oz Tana River Kenya unknown
                 
Smallmouth Buffalo Ictiobus bubalus   S: 39,92 88 lb 0 oz Lake Wylie USA 1993
      F: 44,00 97 lb 0 oz Lake O' The Pines USA 1989
      ?: 55,00 121 lb 4 oz   USA unknown
                 
Yellowcheek Elopichthys bambusa   S: 42,50 93 lb 11 oz Jiangxi Province China 2001
                 
Common Carp Cyprinus carpio   S: 40,09 88 lb 6 oz Rainbow Lake France 2007
      F: 42,00 92 lb 10 oz Sarulesti Lake Romania 1999
      ?: 69,60 153 lb 7 oz Don River Russia 198_
      ?: 56,10 123 lb 11 oz Don Delta Russia unknown
      ?: 50,00 110 lb 4 oz   USA unknown
      ?:  over 49,50 over 109 lb Lot River France 1991
      ?: 43,00 94 lb 13 oz Yonne River France 19__
                 
Bigmouth Buffalo Ictiobus cyprinellus   S: 33,14 73 lb 1 oz Lake Koshkonong USA 2004
      F: 34,02 75 lb 0 oz Toledo Bend Reservoir USA 1985
      ?:  over 40,00 over 88 lb   USA unknown
                 
Thai Mahseer Tor tambroides   S: 18,50 40 lb 13 oz Galas River Malaysia 200_
      F: 32,00 70 lb 9 oz   Burma to Indonesia unknown
                 
Jungha Mahseer Tor progeneius   F: 31,75 70 lb 0 oz Brahmaputra River system India unknown
                 
? Aaptosyax grypus   F:  over 30,00 over 66 lb Mekong River Thailand, Laos, Cambodia unknown
                 
Red Canarese Barb Hypselobarbus thomassi   F: 30,00 66 lb 2 oz Western Ghats India unknown
                 
Kuria Labeo Labeo gonius   F:  approx. 30,00 approx. 66 lb   Pakistan, India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Burma unknown
                 
Sacramento Pikeminnow Ptychocheilus grandis IGFA S: 3,15 6 lb 15 oz Kaweah River USA 2002
      F: 25,00 55 lb 2 oz Sacramento River system, Russian River USA unknown
                 
Fringed-lipped Peninsula Carp Labeo fimbriatus   F: 25,00 55 lb 2 oz Krishna River system, Godavari River system India unknown
                 
Calbasu Labeo calbasu   S: 8,00 17 lb 10 oz Powai Lake India 1995
      F: 25,00 55 lb 2 oz Krishna River system, Godavari River system India unknown
                 
Aral Barbel/Caspian Barbel Barbus brachycephalus   F: 22,50 49 lb 10 oz Volga River Russia unknown
                 
Asp Aspius aspius   S: 10,54 23 lb 4 oz Lazberci tarozo Lake Hungary  1991
      F: 20,00 44 lb 1 oz Danube River system Hungary, Croatia, Serbia, Romania, Bulgaria unknown
      S?: 12,50 27 lb 9 oz Rhine River Germany 199_
      ?:  over 30,00 over 66 lb   former USSR unknown
                 
? Barbus petitjeani   F: 20,00 44 lb 1 oz Bafing River, Niger River Senegal, Guinea unknown
                 
Curmuca Barb Hypselobarbus curmuca   F:  approx. 20,00 approx. 44 lb Western Ghats India unknown
                 
Iberian Barbel Barbus comizo   S: 16,50 36 lb 6 oz Rio Guadiana  Spain 19__
      F: 18,00 39 lb 11 oz Rio Tajo, Rio Guadiana Spain, Portugal 19__
      ?: 20,00 44 lb 1 oz Rio Tajo, Rio Guadiana, Rio Guadalquivir  Spain, Portugal unknown
                 
Ripon Barbel Barbus altianalis   S:  over 5,50 over 12 lb Nile River Egypt 2000
      F: 18,00 39 lb 11 oz Lake Kivu, Edouard, Albert, Victoria, Kyoga Zaire, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda unknown
                 
Barbel/Dnyepr Barbel Barbus barbus   S: 9,61 21 lb 3 oz River Ouse Great Britain 2006
      F: 16,00 35 lb 4 oz Dnyepr River Ukraine unknown
      F:  tie 16,00 tie 35 lb 4 oz Dyje River Czech Republic 19__
      ?: 25,00 55 lb 2 oz Danube River Austria to Romania unknown
      ?: 17,00 37 lb 8 oz mouth of Morava River Slovakia 19__
                 
Shuttle-like Carp Luciocyprinus langsoni   F:  over 15,00 over 33 lb Guangxi, Guizhou, Yunnan provinces China unknown
                 
Hampala Barb Hampala macrolepidota IGFA S: 6,50 14 lb 5 oz Temengor Reservoir Malaysia 2002
      F: 15,00 33 lb 1 oz   Malaysia unknown
                 
Smallscale Mud Carp Cirrhinus microlepis   S: 5,00 11 lb 0 oz Bung Sam Lan Lake Thailand 200_
      F: 15,00 33 lb 1 oz   Thailand unknown
                 
Bulatmai Barbel Barbus capito   F:  approx. 15,00 approx. 33 lb Kura River Azerbaijan unknown
                 
Predatory Carp Culter erythropterus   S: 14,00 30 lb 14 oz Liaoning Province China 2000
                 
Northern Pikeminnow Ptychocheilus oregonensis   S: 3,58 7 lb 14 oz Snake River USA 2004
      S:  tie 3,57 tie 7 lb 14 oz Noxon Rapids Reservoir USA 1991
      F: 13,00 28 lb 11 oz coast of B.C., Columbia River, Peace River USA, Canada unknown
                 
Java Barb Barbonymus gonionotus   S: 13,00 28 lb 11 oz   Malaysia 19__
                 
Mrigal Cirrhinus cirrhosus   S: 8,00 17 lb 10 oz Powai Lake India 19__
      F: 12,70 28 lb 0 oz Brahmaputra River India 197_
      ?: 25,00 55 lb 2 oz Godavari River India unknown
                 
Carnatic Carp Barbodes carnaticus   S: 1,50 3 lb 5 oz Cauvery River India 1993
      F:  over 12,00 over 26 lb   India unknown