Holy Cow - What a Cat Fish

wilheim · Jun 30, 2005

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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.

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charliepeete · Jun 30, 2005

what a fish story that is..:lolBIG:

Glaken · Jun 30, 2005

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

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

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wilheim · Jun 30, 2005

It's for real - link to National Geographic.

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

wil.:monsters-

DARWIN'STHEORY+ · Jun 30, 2005

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 · Jun 30, 2005

DARWIN'S THEORY said:
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 · Jun 30, 2005

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 · Jun 30, 2005

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

Kiss1 · Jun 30, 2005

Obviously, Steroids

wilheim · Jun 30, 2005

Obviously, Steroids

:biglaugh:

RobFunk · Jun 30, 2005

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

sharky99 · Jul 1, 2005

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

ClipJoint · Jul 1, 2005

RobFunk said:
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 · Jul 1, 2005

Frog caught it last week, and released it !

TTinCO · Jul 1, 2005

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

corporeal · Jul 1, 2005

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

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