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1. Beluga Sturgeon. image: Geoff Parsons | Flickr | CC BY-SA. Scientific name: Huso huso. Largest on record: 23 feet, 7 inches long | 3,463 pounds. Lifespan: 100 years. The beluga sturgeon isn’t just the largest freshwater fish in the world, it’s the third largest of all the bony fish. In fact, some consider it the largest bony fish by weight.
1 dzień temu · The Wels Catfish is one of Europe’s largest freshwater fish, thriving in rivers and lakes across the continent. It can grow up to 13 feet long and weigh over 600 pounds. This species has a long, slimy body with a wide, gaping mouth filled with small teeth. Wels Catfish are nocturnal hunters, feeding on fish, birds, and even small mammals.
26 lis 2018 · Countless species of fish swim through the oceans, rivers, and lakes of planet Earth. However, in this article, we’ll be focusing on the largest freshwater fish in particular.
30 maj 2024 · From bull sharks to giant stingrays, here are some of the largest freshwater fish in the world. 1. of 11. Beluga. Zocha_K / Getty Images. The beluga is a species of sturgeon that inhabits...
Mekong giant catfish are one of the largest species of freshwater fish. In 2005, the Mekong giant catfish attained the Guinness World Record for the world's largest freshwater fish.
31 lip 2023 · While we know the biggest animal in the ocean is the blue whale and the largest marine fish is the whale shark, the identity of the world’s largest freshwater fish species long...
25 lip 2023 · Zeb Hogan. But freshwater vertebrate populations have declined over the past five decades at twice the rate experienced by species within terrestrial or marine ecosystems. Megafish numbers in...
