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order scientific name common name record weight in kg record weight in lb water country picture
sturgeons Acipenser transmontanus White Sturgeon 831,00 1,832.04 Fraser River estuary Canada 3173_White Sturgeon_Acipenser transmontanus.jpg
sturgeons Acipenser oxyrinchus Gulf Sturgeon 368,00 811.30 Middle Island near estuary of St.John River Canada 57_Randall Haddock_Atlantic Gulf Sturgeon_Acipenser oxyrinchus.jpg
gars Atractosteus spatula Alligator Gar 165,56 365.00 Livingston Reservoir USA 2890_American Museum of Natural History_Alligator Gar_Atractosteus spatula.jpg
sturgeons Acipenser medirostris Green Sturgeon 159,00 350.53 Pacific coast Canada, USA 80_Green Sturgeon_Acipenser medirostris.jpg
sturgeons Acipenser fulvescens Lake Sturgeon 140,61 309.99 Lake Superior Canada 2902_Franklin Museum, Dr. Ken Stewart_Lake Sturgeon_Acipenser fulvescens.jpg
sturgeons Polyodon spathula Paddlefish 93,44 206.00 Cumberland Reservoir USA 3612_Polyodon_spathula_Paddlefish0.jpeg
catfishes over 50 kg Ictalurus furcatus Blue Catfish 68,04 150.00 Kansas River USA 2911_Blue Catfish_Ictalurus furcatus.jpg
Salmonidae over 10 kg Oncorhynchus tshawytscha King Salmon 65,00 143.30 Pacific coast, Queen Charlotte Islands Canada 3634_Oncorhynchus_tshawytscha_Chinook_Salmon0.jpeg
catfishes over 50 kg Pylodictis olivaris Flathead Catfish 63,45 139.88 Arkansas River USA 2887_Donnie Ponder_Flathead Catfish_Pylodictis olivaris.jpg
Perciformes over 10 kg Morone saxatilis Striped Bass 56,70 125.00 North Carolina USA 2921_Maryland DNR_Striped Bass_Morone saxatilis.jpg
carps over 25 kg Ictiobus bubalus Smallmouth Buffalo 48,08 106.00 Hawkins Reservoir USA 3544_Ictiobus_bubalus_Smallmouth_Buffalo0.jpeg
carps over 25 kg Ictiobus niger Black Buffalo 47,63 105.01 Harris Brake Reservoir USA 725_Taxidermy Wildlife Unlimited_Black Buffalo_Ictiobus niger.jpg
Salmonidae over 10 kg Salvelinus namaycush Lake Trout 46,37 102.23 Lake Athabasca Canada 313_Lake Trout_Salvelinus namaycush.jpg
sturgeons Acipenser brevirostrum Shortnose Sturgeon 45,00 99.21 Atlantic coast Canada, USA 142_Shortnose Sturgeon_Acipenser brevirostrum.jpg
carps over 25 kg Ptychocheilus lucius Colorado Pikeminnow 45,00 99.21 Colorado River system USA, Mexico 731_Colorado Pikeminnow_Ptychocheilus lucius.jpg
sturgeons Scaphirhynchus albus Pallid Sturgeon 45,00 99.21 Mississippi-Missouri-River system USA 136_Pallid Sturgeon_Scaphirhynchus albus.jpg
Perciformes over 10 kg Aplodinotus grunniens Freshwater Drum 45,00 99.21 unknown USA 2310_Freshwater Drum_Aplodinotus grunniens.jpg
carps over 25 kg Ctenopharyngodon idella Grass Carp 41,73 92.00 Guntersville Reservoir USA 709_Grass Carp_Ctenopharyngodon idella.jpg
knifefishes Electrophorus varii Electric Eel 41,00 90.39 Aquarium of New York USA 3553_Electrophorus_varii_Electric_Eel0.jpeg
catfishes 10-50 kg Ictalurus punctatus Channel Catfish 40,00 88.18 unknown Canada, USA 1861_Channel Catfish_Ictalurus punctatus.jpg
carps over 25 kg Ictiobus cyprinellus Bigmouth Buffalo 39,52 87.13 Wisconsin River USA 3496_Ictiobus_cyprinellus_Bigmouth_Buffalo0.jpeg
gars Lepisosteus osseus Longnose Gar 37,19 81.99 Trinity River USA 3469_Lepisosteus_osseus_Longnose_Gar0.jpeg
Salmonidae over 10 kg Oncorhynchus mykiss Rainbow Trout 35,00 77.16 fish farm (artificial growth) Canada, Europe, USA 366_The Fishing Geeks_Rainbow Trout_Oncorhynchus mykiss.jpg
Salmonidae over 10 kg Salmo salar Atlantic Salmon 33,00 72.75 Restigouche River Canada 3591_Salmo_salar_Atlantic_Salmon0.jpeg
gars Atractosteus tristoechus Cuban Gar 30,00 66.14 unknown Cuba 2600_Taxidermy Hofinger (mounted trophy)_Cuban Gar_Atractosteus tristoechus.jpg
pikes Esox masquinongy Muskellunge 29,00 63.93 unknown USA, Canada 3120_Ed Ganske_Muskellunge_Esox masquinongy.JPG
Salmonidae over 10 kg Oncorhynchus clarkii Cutthroat Trout 28,12 61.99 Pyramid Lake USA 3660_Oncorhynchus_clarkii_Cutthroat_Trout0.jpeg
cod-likes Lota lota Burbot 27,22 60.01 Alaska USA 3119_Ede Family Collection_Burbot_Lota lota.jpg
Salmonidae over 10 kg Stenodus nelma Sheefish 27,00 59.52 Lena River system Russia 320_Sheefish_Stenodus nelma.jpg
carps over 25 kg Ptychocheilus grandis Sacramento Pikeminnow 25,00 55.12 Russian River, Sacramento River system USA 829_Sacramento Pikeminnow_Ptychocheilus grandis.jpg
Salmonidae over 10 kg Oncorhynchus keta Chum Salmon 20,40 44.97 Columbia River Canada 376_Chum Salmon_Oncorhynchus keta.jpg
characins Piaractus brachypomus Pirapitinga 19,96 44.00 Ft. Lauderdale USA 1459_Fishing Adventures Thailand_Pirapitinga_Piaractus brachypomus.jpg
Salmonidae over 10 kg Salvelinus malma Dolly Varden 18,30 40.34 Pacific coast Canada, USA 394_Dolly Varden_Salvelinus malma.jpg
Salmonidae over 10 kg Salvelinus alpinus Arctic Char 18,00 39.68 Tree River Canada 381_Arctic Char_Salvelinus alpinus alpinus.jpg
Salmonidae over 10 kg Oncorhynchus kisutch Silver Salmon 17,75 39.13 Manistee River USA 405_Dick Boyajian_Coho Salmon_Oncorhynchus kisutch.jpg
gars Atractosteus tropicus Tropical Gar 14,76 32.54 Rio Frio Costa Rica 2612_Tropical Gar_Atractosteus tropicus.jpg
Salmonidae over 10 kg Salvelinus confluentus Bull Trout 14,51 31.99 Lake Pend Oreille USA 429_Ross Hall_Bull Trout_Salvelinus confluentus.jpg
gars Lepisosteus platyrhincus Florida Gar 14,50 31.97 unknown USA 2607_outdoors360.com_Florida Gar_Lepisosteus platyrhincus.jpg
Perciformes over 10 kg Parachromis dovii Guapote 14,00 30.86 Lake Apanas Nicaragua 2396_INTUR_Guapote_Parachromis dovii.jpg
carps 10-25 kg Ptychocheilus oregonensis Northern Pikeminnow 13,00 28.66 Columbia River, Pacific coast of British Columbia, Peace River USA, Canada 926_Brian Ramsden_Northern Pikeminnow_Ptychocheilus oregonensis.jpg
gars Lepisosteus oculatus Spotted Gar 12,93 28.51 Seminole Reservoir USA 3549_Lepisosteus_oculatus_Spotted_Gar0.jpeg
Perciformes over 10 kg Kronoheros umbriferus Turquoise Cichlid 12,00 26.46 unknown Colombia, Panama 2417_Turquoise Cichlid_Caquetaia umbrifera.jpg
Perciformes over 10 kg Micropterus salmoides Black Bass 12,00 26.46 Florida USA 2403_Mac Weakley_Largemouth Bass_Micropterus salmoides.jpg
Salmonidae over 10 kg Coregonus clupeaformis Lake Whitefish 11,79 25.99 Manitoba Canada 388_Lake Whitefish_Coregonus clupeaformis.jpg
Perciformes over 10 kg Sander vitreus Walleye 11,42 25.18 Niagara River (foul-hooked) USA 2430_Walleye_Sander vitreus.jpg
gars Lepisosteus platostomus Shortnose Gar 11,34 25.00 Ohio River USA 3470_Lepisosteus_platostomus_Shortnose_Gar0.jpeg
carps 10-25 kg Moxostoma anisurum Silver Redhorse 10,80 23.81 unknown USA 995_Silver Redhorse_Moxostoma anisurum.jpg
Perciformes up 10 kg Gobiomorus dormitor Bigmouth Sleeper 10,00 22.05 unknown Guyana, Central America, Suriname, USA, Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela 2458_Jose Manuel Lopez Pinto_Bigmouth Sleeper_Gobiomorus dormitor.jpg
carps 10-25 kg Mylopharodon conocephalus Hardhead 10,00 22.05 Russian River, Sacramento River USA 3573_Mylopharodon_conocephalus_Hardhead0.jpeg
catfishes up 10 kg Ameiurus catus White Catfish 9,98 22.00 William Land Park Pond USA 2125_James J. Robinson_White Catfish_Ameiurus catus.jpg
bowfins Amia calva Bowfin 9,87 21.76 Cedar Creek USA 2625_Bowfin_Amia calva.jpg
Perciformes up 10 kg Channa argus Northern Snakehead 9,53 21.01 Dorchester County’s tidal river system USA 3659_Channa_argus_Northern_Snakehead0.jpeg
carps 5-10 kg Cycleptus elongatus Blue Sucker 8,56 18.87 Missouri River USA 1110_Blue Sucker_Cycleptus elongatus.jpg
sturgeons Scaphirhynchus platorynchus Shovelnose Sturgeon 8,17 18.01 Mississippi-Missouri-River system USA 157_US Fish and Wildlife Service_Shovelnose Sturgeon_Scaphirhynchus platorynchus.jpg
Salmonidae up 10 kg Oncorhynchus nerka Red Salmon 8,00 17.64 Naknek River, Nushagak River, Kwockwock River USA 3313_Oncorhynchus_nerka_Sockeye_Salmon0.jpeg
Salmonidae up 10 kg Salvelinus fontinalis Brook Trout 8,00 17.64 Koktuli River USA 3484_Salvelinus_fontinalis_Brook_Trout0.jpeg
carps 5-10 kg Moxostoma carinatum River Redhorse 7,94 17.50 Gatineau River Canada 3466_Moxostoma_carinatum_River_Redhorse0.jpeg
eels Anguilla rostrata American Eel 7,50 16.53 Nova Scotia Canada 2909_Absecon Bay Sportsman Center_American Eel_Anguilla rostrata.jpg
Perciformes up 10 kg Oreochromis niloticus Nile Tilapia 7,27 16.03 Hawaii USA 3467_Oreochromis_niloticus_Nile_Tilapia0.jpeg
carps 5-10 kg Moxostoma valenciennesi Greater Redhorse 7,26 16.01 unknown Canada, USA 1266_Greater Redhorse_Moxostoma valenciennesi.jpg
Perciformes up 10 kg Micropterus floridanus Florida Bass 7,17 15.81 O.H. Ivie Reservoir USA 3677_Micropterus_floridanus_Florida_Bass0.jpeg
Perciformes up 10 kg Parachromis managuensis Jaguar Guapote 7,00 15.43 Lake Managua, Lake Nicaragua Nicaragua 2519_Jaguar Guapote_Parachromis managuensis.jpg
spiny eels Synbranchus marmoratus Marbled Swamp Eel 7,00 15.43 unknown Central America, South America 2738_Marbled Swamp Eel_Synbranchus marmoratus.jpg
Salmonidae up 10 kg Oncorhynchus gorbuscha Pink Salmon 6,99 15.41 Stillaguamish River USA 3471_Oncorhynchus_gorbuscha_Pink_Salmon0.jpeg
catfishes up 10 kg Sciades dowii Brown Sea Catfish 6,89 15.19 Pacific coast, Playa El Arenal Panama 3626_Sciades_dowii_Brown_Sea_Catfish0.jpeg
herrings Alosa sapidissima American Shad 6,80 14.99 Atlantic coast USA 236_American Shad_Alosa sapidissima.jpg
Salmonidae up 10 kg Salmo letnica Ohrid Trout 6,49 14.31 Watauga Lake USA 470_Ohrid Trout_Salmo letnica.jpg
carps 5-10 kg Carpiodes cyprinus Quillback 6,18 13.62 Missouri River USA 3468_Carpiodes_cyprinus_Quillback0.jpeg
carps 5-10 kg Carpiodes carpio River Carpsucker 6,01 13.25 sandpit, Nebraska USA 1209_Brett Hardin_River Carpsucker_Carpiodes carpio.jpg
carps 5-10 kg Deltistes luxatus Lost River Sucker 6,00 13.23 Upper Klamath River system USA 1252_U.S. Geological Survey_Lost River Sucker_Deltistes luxatus.jpg
carps 5-10 kg Xyrauchen texanus Razorback Sucker 6,00 13.23 Colorado River system Mexico, USA 1248_Arizona FWCO_Razorback Sucker_Xyrauchen texanus.jpg
carps 5-10 kg Moxostoma hubbsi Copper Redhorse 6,00 13.23 St.Lawrence River system Canada 1230_Daniel Hatin, MRNF_Copper Redhorse_Moxostoma hubbsi.jpg
carps 5-10 kg Moxostoma macrolepidotum Shorthead Redhorse 5,75 12.68 Sauk River USA 1270_Shorthead Redhorse_Moxostoma macrolepidotum.jpg
Perciformes up 10 kg Micropterus dolomieu Smallmouth Bass 5,41 11.93 Dale Hollow Reservoir USA 2550_Smallmouth Bass_Micropterus dolomieu.jpg
Perciformes up 10 kg Micropterus henshalli Alabama Bass 5,10 11.24 New Bullards Bar Reservoir USA 3670_Micropterus_henshalli_Alabama_Bass0.jpeg
Salmonidae up 10 kg Oncorhynchus aguabonita Golden Trout 5,10 11.24 Cook Lake USA 515_Golden Trout_Oncorhynchus aguabonita.jpg
catfishes up 10 kg Rhamdia quelen South American Catfish 5,00 11.02 unknown Central America, South America 2199_South American Catfish_Rhamdia quelen.jpg
carps up 5 kg Catostomus insignis Sonora Sucker 5,00 11.02 Sonora state, Colorado River system USA, Mexico 3581_Catostomus_insignis_Sonora_Sucker0.jpeg
carps up 5 kg Moxostoma erythrurum Golden Redhorse 4,96 10.93 Wisconsin USA 3497_Moxostoma_erythrurum_Golden_Redhorse0.jpeg
Perciformes up 10 kg Cichla monoculus Popoca Peacock 4,58 10.10 Gatun Reservoir Panama 2476_IGFA_Popoca Peacock_Cichla monoculus.jpg
carps up 5 kg Carassius auratus Goldfish 4,25 9.37 Lindo Lakes USA 3156_Goldfish_Carassius auratus.jpg
Salmonidae over 10 kg Coregonus nasus Broad Whitefish 4,08 8.99 Tozitna River USA 3331_Coregonus_nasus_Broad_Whitefish0.jpeg
catfishes up 10 kg Ameiurus melas Black Bullhead 4,05 8.93 Sturgis Pond USA 3645_Ameiurus_melas_Black_Bullhead0.jpeg
Salmonidae up 10 kg Thymallus arcticus Arctic Grayling 3,83 8.44 unknown Canada 3644_Thymallus_arcticus_Arctic_Grayling0.jpeg
catfishes up 10 kg Ameiurus nebulosus Brown Bullhead 3,35 7.39 Lake Mahopac USA 2246_Brown Bullhead_Ameiurus nebulosus.jpg
Salmonidae up 10 kg Coregonus pidschian Humpback Whitefish 2,20 4.85 Siberia, Skandinavia, North Russia, Alaska Russia, USA, Finland 557_David M. Runfola_Humpback Whitefish_Coregonus pidschian.jpg
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