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characins

Hydrolycus scomberoides

Payara

largest catch from which a photo was published

category: rod & reel
weight: 17,80 kg ( 39 lb 4 oz )
length: 108 cm ( 43 inches )
locality: Uraima Falls, Rio Paragua, Venezuela
year: 1996
1445_noCourtesy_Payara_Hydrolycusscomberoides.jpg
caught by: Bill Keeley, courtesy of: -

"rod & reel" world record caught in:
Venezuela / capital: Caracas / 912,050 sq km

Venezuela

RECORD WEIGHT

category metric english waters country year
rod & reel 19,05 kg 42 lb 0 oz Uraima Falls, Rio Paragua Venezuela 1997
other methods 30,00 kg 66 lb 2 oz Amazon River system, Orinoco River system Brazil, Peru, Venezuela unknown

RECORD LENGTH

category metric english
rod & reel 128 cm 50 inches

RECORD AGE

category age
no documented record
explanation:
rod & reel:
sport fishing record with rod & reel
other methods:
other methods e.g. net, hand line, spear, bow fishing
rod & reel?:
catch with rod & reel questionable
questionable:
"questionable" records (anecdotal, not verified)
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