2006-09-17 07:53:23 · 5 answers · asked by J C 2 in Pets ➔ Fish
According to Ocean Link and several other fish-fact sites, the Whale Shark, or Rhincodon typus, holds the title of largest fish ever caught. In 1919, a specimen measuring 59 feet was captured in the Gulf of Thailand. Not coincidentally, the Whale Shark is considered the largest species of fish, as adults often grow to be 45 feet long and can weigh up to 15 tons.
Whale Sharks are not related to whales (which are mammals, not fish). They may have earned the name because of their large size and the fact that, like whales, Whale Sharks are filter feeders. They suck up plankton and small sea creatures as they swim with their mouths open. Despite having thousands of teeth, this type of shark is harmless to humans.
Whale sharks are found in the warm, tropical oceans of the world, although their numbers are declining. The 2000 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species labels the Whale Shark as a "vulnerable" species, meaning that it faces a high risk of extinction in the wild in the not-too-distant future.
2006-09-17 08:17:18 · answer #1 · answered by Twinchickens 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Largest Fish Ever Caught
2016-09-28 13:26:04 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The biggest rod-caught fish was a Great White, caught in the Great Australian Bight, somewhere around Melbourne. I forget the exact weight, but it was about three tons, and was caught in the 1970's.
Other fish which are so big and powereful that the average human would lose the battle on rod and line, are the black and blue marlins, bluefin tuna, and the bigger conger eels.
I can't claim to have caught any of these, but I have had a four and three quarter hour battle with a 125lb Porbeagle shark in Cardigan Bay. It was on 20lb breaking strain line, intended for lesser fish.
2006-09-17 08:20:16 · answer #3 · answered by ALAN Q 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Thai fishermen netted a catfish as big as a grizzly bear, setting a world record for the largest freshwater fish ever found, according to researchers who studied the 646-pound Mekong giant catfish as part of a project to protect large freshwater fish.
“It’s amazing to think that giants like this still swim in some of the world’s rivers,” project leader Zeb Hogan project leader said in a statement. “We’ve now confirmed now that this catfish is the current record holder, an astonishing find.”
Others have made claims of finding larger sturgeon, but the International Game Fishing Association says the largest sturgeon on record is 468 pounds. That fish has also held the record for largest freshwater fish caught.
2006-09-17 07:57:07 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
Most likely a whale shark.
The largest scientifically recorded example was 12.65 m (41 ft 6 in) long. That's freaky huge.
2006-09-17 07:58:41 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
the one caught by J Onah of Galilee in 400 B.C.
2006-09-18 07:12:04 · answer #6 · answered by Earwigo 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋
she was as big as a house..and i will never ever go back to that bar again!!
2006-09-18 03:23:16 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
moby dick
2006-09-17 08:49:50 · answer #8 · answered by johnno K 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋