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Heliotrygon gomesi

Gomes’s Round Ray

largest record catch captured in a picture and published

category: other methods record
weight: ~ 3,00 kg ( ~ 7 lb )
length: + 50 cm ( + 20 inches )
locality: Amazon River, Peru
year: 2024
3737_Heliotrygon_gomesi_Gomes’s_Round_Ray0.jpeg
record caught by: unknown , courtesy of: Otorongo Expeditions

"other methods" world record caught in:
Colombia / capital: Bogotá / 1,138,910 sq km

Colombia

RECORD WEIGHT

category metric english waters country year
other methods 6,20 kg 13 lb 11 oz Amazon River system Colombia unknown

RECORD LENGTH

category metric english
other methods 60 cm 24 inches

RECORD AGE

category age
no documented record

explanation:

rod & reel:
sport fishing record with rod & reel
other methods:
records by other methods (net, hand line, spear, bow fishing etc.)
rod & reel?:
unclear if the fish was caught with rod & reel
questionable:
records based on anecdotal reports, verification not possible
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