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Potamotrygon orbignyi

Smooth Back River Stingray

largest catch from which a photo was published

category: rod & reel
weight: ~ 10,00 kg ( ~ 22 lb )
length: + 60 cm ( + 24 inches )
locality: Apure River system, Venezuela
year: 2007
2796_noCourtesy_SmoothBackRiverStingray_Potamotrygonorbignyi.jpg
caught by: unknown, 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 ~ 10,00 kg ~ 22 lb Apure River system Venezuela 2007
other methods + 15,00 kg + 33 lb Amazon River system, Orinoco River system Bolivia, Brazil, Venezuela unknown

RECORD LENGTH

category metric english
rod & reel + 60 cm + 24 inches
other methods 70 cm 28 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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