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        
                   
CATFISHES                
                 
Wels Silurus glanis   S: 148,00 326 lb 5 oz Kardzhali Reservoir Bulgaria 19__
      F: 367,00 809 lb 2 oz Dnyepr River Ukraine 18__
      S?: 180,00 396 lb 13 oz Danube Delta Romania 19__
      ?:  500,00 1102 lb 5 oz Danube Delta Romania unknown
      ?: 500,00 1102 lb 5 oz Syrdaya River Kazakhstan unknown
      ?: 432,00 952 lb 6 oz Amu daya River Uzbekistan unknown
      ?:  over 408,00 over 900 lb Maritsa River Greece 19__
      ?:  over 400,00 over 882 lb Danube River Croatia, Serbia, Bulgaria unknown
      ?: 400,00 881 lb 14 oz tributaries of the Black and Caspian Sea former USSR unknown
      ?: 400,00 881 lb 14 oz Oder River   Germany 1830
      ?: 375,00 826 lb 12 oz Oder River (cutted up) Germany 1761
                 
Jau Zungaro zungaro   S: 99,80 220 lb 0 oz Parana River system Argentina 1937
      F: 300,00 661 lb 6 oz Parana River system Argentina unknown
                 
Suni Catfish Chrysichthys cranchii ?   F:  approx. 300,00 approx. 661 lb Zaire River Zaire 19__
                 
Giant Catfish Pangasianodon gigas   S: 110,00 242 lb 8 oz Bentjamin Lake Thailand 2001
      F: 293,00 645 lb 15 oz Mekong River   Thailand 2005
      ?: 356,00 784 lb 14 oz Mekong River system Burma to Vietnam, China unknown
                 
Yellowtail Catfish Pangasius pangasius   F: 208,00 458 lb 9 oz Brahmaputra River system India 1996
                 
Piraiba Brachyplatystoma filamentosum   S: 142,00 313 lb 1 oz Rio Xingu Brazil 1999
      F:  over 200,00 over 441 lb Orinoco River system, Amazon River system Venezuela, Brazil  unknown
      ?: 600,00 1322 lb 12 oz Orinoco River system, Amazon River system Venezuela, Brazil  unknown
      ?: 317,00 698 lb 14 oz Orinoco River system, Amazon River system Venezuela, Brazil  unknown
                 
Giant Pangasius Pangasius sanitwongsei IGFA S: 29,50 65 lb 1 oz Bung Sam Lan Lake Thailand  2007
      F: 200,00 440 lb 15 oz Mekong River system Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam unknown
      ?: 300,00 661 lb 6 oz Mekong River system Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam unknown
                 
Kukumai Chrysichthys grandis   F: 190,00 418 lb 14 oz Lake Tanganyika Zaire, Zambia, Tanzania, Burundi unknown
      ?: 270,00 595 lb 4 oz Lake Tanganyika Zaire, Zambia, Tanzania, Burundi unknown
                 
Barred Sorubim Pseudoplatystoma fasciatum   S: 42,00 92 lb 10 oz Rio Parana Argentina 199_
      F: 150,00 330 lb 11 oz Rio Parana Argentina unknown
                 
Lake Biwa Catfish Silurus biwaensis IGFA S: 17,20 37 lb 15 oz Lake Biwa Japan 1997
      F:   approx. 150,00 approx. 331 lb Lake Biwa Japan unknown
                 
Wallago Wallago attu   S: 21,00 46 lb 5 oz Khao Laem Reservoir Thailand 2001
      F:  approx. 150,00 approx. 331 lb Ganges River, Brahmaputra River India, Bangladesh unknown
                 
Goonch Bagarius yarrelli   S:  approx. 60,00 approx. 132 lb  Ramganga River India 2002
      F: 135,00 297 lb 10 oz Krishna River India unknown
      ?: 200,00 440 lb 15 oz   India unknown
                 
Kokuni Chrysichthys cranchii   F: 135,00 297 lb 10 oz Zaire-Lualaba-River system Zaire unknown
                 
Longwhiskered Catfish Sperata aor   F: 120,00 264 lb 9 oz   Pakistan, India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Burma unknown
                 
Giant River-Catfish Sperata seenghala   F: 120,00 264 lb 9 oz   Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Nepal, Bangladesh unknown
                 
Firewood Catfish Sorubimichthys planiceps   S: 12,60 27 lb 12 oz Amazon River system Ecuador 2005
      F:  over 100,00 over 220 lb Orinoco River system, Amazon River system Venezuela, Brazil, Peru unknown
                 
Crocodile Catfish Bagarius suchus   F:  over 100,00 over 220 lb Mekong River system Laos, Thailand unknown
                 
Zebra Catfish Brachyplatystoma juruense   F:  over 100,00 over 220 lb Orinoco River system, Amazon River system Venezuela, Brazil, Peru unknown
                 
Silond Catfish Silonia silondia   F:  over 100,00 over 220 lb Indus River, Ganges River Pakistan, India, Bangladesh unknown
                 
Spotted Sorubim Pseudoplatystoma corruscans   S: 70,00 154 lb 5 oz Rio Parana Argentina 200_
      F: 100,00 220 lb 7 oz Rio Sao Francisco Brazil 1987
                 
Bayad Bagrus bajad   F: 100,00 220 lb 7 oz Senegal, Niger, Chad, Nile, Lake Turkana West-, East Africa unknown
                 
Gilded Catfish Brachyplatystoma rousseauxii   S: 16,00 35 lb 4 oz Rio Aquarico Ecuador 2006
      F: approx. 100,00 approx. 220 lb Orinoco River system, Amazon River system Colombia to Bolivia unknown
                 
Striped Wallago Wallago leerii   S: 8,00 17 lb 10 oz Central Plain Thailand  2007
      S: tie 8,00 tie 17 lb 10 oz Khao Laem Reservoir Thailand  2002
      F: 96,00 211 lb 10 oz   Thailand, Laos, Malaysia, Indonesia unknown
                 
Vundu Heterobranchus longifilis   S: 90,72 200 lb 0 oz Lake Nasser Egypt 1999
      ?: 150,00 330 lb 11 oz Lake Nasser Egypt 19__
                 
Gau Catfish ?   F: 90,00 198 lb 7 oz   South America unknown
                 
? Bathyclarias gigas   F:  approx. 90,00 approx. 198 lb Lake Malawi Mozambique 19__
                 
Bagrid Catfish Hemibagrus wyckioides   S: 10,20 22 lb 8 oz Central Plain Thailand  2007
      F: 86,00 189 lb 10 oz Mae Klong River Thailand  200_
                 
Redtail Catfish Phractocephalus hemioliopterus IGFA S: 49,40 108 lb 15 oz Amazon River  Brazil 2006
      F: 80,00 176 lb 6 oz Rio Madeira Brazil unknown
      ?: 100,00 220 lb 7 oz   Brazil unknown
                 
? Hemibagrus microphthalmus   F: 80,00 176 lb 6 oz   India, Laos, Burma unknown
                 
Blue Catfish Ictalurus furcatus IGFA S: 56,25 124 lb 0 oz Mississippi River USA 2005
      F: 68,04 150 lb 0 oz Mississippi River USA 1879
      F:  tie 68,04 tie 150 lb 0 oz Kansas River USA 1910
      ?: 181,44 400 lb 0 oz Mississippi River USA 18__
      ?: 142,88 315 lb 0 oz Missouri River USA 1866
      ?: 90,72 200 lb 0 oz Kansas River USA 19__
                 
Flathead Catfish Pylodictis olivaris IGFA S: 55,79 123 lb 0 oz Elk City Reservoir USA 1998
      F: 63,45 139 lb 14 oz Arkansas River USA 1982
      ?: 71,21 157 lb 0 oz Lake Livingston USA  19__
      ?:  approx. 70,00 approx. 154 lb Santee Cooper Reservoir USA 2004
      ?:  over 63,50 over 140 lb Kansas River USA 19__
                 
? Dinotopterus cunningtoni   F:  approx. 60,00 approx. 132 lb  Lake Tanganyika Zaire, Zambia, Tanzania, Burundi unknown
                 
Sharptoothed Catfish Clarias gariepinus   S: 42,50 93 lb 11 oz Orange River South Africa 2000
    IGFA S:  tie 42,18 tie 93 lb 0 oz Orange River South Africa 2003
      F: 59,00 130 lb 1 oz   Africa unknown
      ?: 90,00 198 lb 7 oz Zaire River Zaire unknown
                 
Krishna Mystus Hemibagrus maydelli   F: 58,50 129 lb 0 oz Krishna River system India unknown
                 
Mesopotamian Catfish Silurus triostegus   F:  over 50,00 over 110 lb Euphrates River system Syria unknown
                 
Greek Catfish Silurus aristotelis   F:  over 50,00 over 110 lb Acheloos River system Greece unknown
                 
Giant Sea Catfish Arius gigas   S: 5,00 11 lb 0 oz   Gambia 1992
      F:  over 50,00 over 110 lb Volta River system, Niger River system Guinea to Cameroon unknown
                 
? Wallago micropogon   F:  over 50,00 over 110 lb Mekong River system Thailand, Laos, Vietnam unknown
                 
Rita Rita rita   F:  over 50,00 over 110 lb   Afghanistan to Burma unknown
                 
Whale Catfish Cetopsis coecutiens   F:  over 50,00 over 110 lb Amazon River system Brazil unknown
                 
Holdens' Catfish Pseudodoras holdeni ?   F:  over 50,00 over 110 lb Rio Apure Venezuela unknown
                 
Semutundu Bagrus docmak   S:  46,00 101 lb 7 oz Murchison Falls, Victoria Nile Uganda 200_
      F: over 50,00 over 110 lb Murchison Falls, Victoria Nile Uganda unknown
                 
Gillbacker Sea Catfish Hexanematichthys parkeri   F: 50,00 110 lb 4 oz Orinoco Delta to Amazon Delta Venezuela, Suriname, Guyana, French Guiana, Brazil unknown
                 
? Chrysichthys laticeps   F:  approx. 50,00 approx. 110 lb Zaire River system Zaire, Congo unknown
                 
Mudfish Clarias anguillaris   F:  approx. 46,00 approx. 101 lb  Nile River, Chad River, Niger River North-, West Africa unknown
                 
Sutchi Catfish Pangasius hypophthalmus   S: 24,00 52 lb 15 oz Srinakarin Reservoir Thailand  2001
      F:  44,00 97 lb 0 oz   Thailand unknown
                 
Channel Catfish Ictalurus punctatus   S: 27,00 59 lb 8 oz Hubei Province China 2001
      F:  over 40,00 over 88 lb   USA, Canada unknown
                 
Pabdah Catfish Ompok pabda   F:  over 40,00 over 88 lb   Afghanistan to Burma unknown
                 
Soldatov's Catfish Silurus soldatovi   F:  40,00 88 lb 3 oz Amur River system Russia, China unknown