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Tandanus tandanus

Dewfish, Eel-tailed Catfish

largest record catch captured in a picture and published

category: rod & reel record
weight: ~ 4,00 kg ( ~ 9 lb )
length: 61 cm ( 24 inches )
locality: Windamere Reservoir, Australia
year: 2022
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record caught by: Dane Luhtasaari , courtesy of: Dane Luhtasaari

"rod & reel" world record caught in:
Australia / capital: Canberra / 7,741,220 sq km

Australia

RECORD WEIGHT

category metric english waters country year
rod & reel ~ 4,00 kg ~ 9 lb Windamere Reservoir Australia 2022
other methods 6,80 kg 15 lb 0 oz Murray-Darling-River system, Tweed River Australia unknown

RECORD LENGTH

category metric english
rod & reel 61 cm 24 inches
other methods 90 cm 35 inches

RECORD AGE

category age
verified 22 years

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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