Holy Cow - What a Cat Fish

[wilheim]

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The Mekong giant catfish: It sounds like a freak-show exhibit from Barnum’s American Museum. In fact, it was hauled from northern Thailand’s Mekong River last month by a team of fishermen. At 9 feet long and 646 pounds, the giant cat is the largest freshwater fish ever caught. Unfortunately, it could not be kept alive and subsequently fed the local village.


wil.

 

[charliepeete]

what a fish story that is..:lolBIG:

 

[Glaken]

Wow.....whatta ya think?......Maybe 20-30 years old?

Thats amazin....better not be a joke Wil :howdy:

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[wilheim]

It's for real - link to National Geographic.


http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2005/06/photogalleries/giantcatfish/index.html


wil.:monsters-

 

[DARWIN'STHEORY+]

dog-eating catfish

Thai fisheries officials had hoped to release this adult male Mekong giant catfish after they stripped it of milt (above) for a captive-breeding program. But the whopping fish, which was as big a grizzly bear, didn't survive.

Listed a critically endangered by the World Conservation Union (IUCN), the Mekong giant catfish is one of the world's largest freshwater fishes. Other contenders include the Chinese paddlefish and the dog-eating catfish—another Mekong River giant.


makes for interesting reading i'll say that much.

 

[Woody0]

Other contenders include the Chinese paddlefish and the dog-eating catfish—another Mekong River giant.

Must remember not to go swimming in the Mekong river. hno:

 

[Tulsa]

That thing is probably older than 30 years old. My guess would be that it is older than that, but I'm no ichthiologist.

THAT IS AMAZING. As a person who used to go noodling/grappling for flathead catfish in the lakes and rivers near where I grew up, I couldn't imagine the bite that thing would put on you if you reached into it's hole. I WILL guarantee that this catfish, just like catfish round the world, get's in a big hole or depression and protects its eggs. Could you imagine that thing grabbing you for getting too close to its eggs. Wow. Thanks for posting that wilheim. tulsa

 

[sharky99]

wow, so much for my 10 lbs northern pike, great pic

 

[Kiss1]

Obviously, Steroids

 

[wilheim]

Obviously, Steroids

:biglaugh:

 

[RobFunk]

They have such exotic and bizzare fish in that part of the world. Freaky actually

 

[sharky99]

Was worried of fish nibbling on my toes when I was a kid, this gives it a whole new meaning

 

[ClipJoint]

They have such exotic and bizzare fish in that part of the world. Freaky actually

The fish there are bigger than the people...even the goldfish.

 

[Doug]

Frog caught it last week, and released it !

 

[TTinCO]

That is one big, ugly son of a bitch!!

 

[corporeal]

and the fish isn't exactly a keeper, either!
eh? eh?