Found in database

order	scientific name	common name	record weight in kg	record weight in lb	water	country	picture
skates and rays	Potamotrygon brachyura	Short-tailed River Stingray	300,00	661.39	Parana River system	Uruguay, Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay
catfishes over 50 kg	Zungaro jahu	Manguruyu	300,00	661.39	Parana River system	Argentina
catfishes over 50 kg	Brachyplatystoma filamentosum	Kumakuma	200,00	440.92	Orinoco River system, Amazon River system	Brazil, Venezuela
bony tongues	Arapaima gigas	Arapaima	177,00	390.22	Lake Santo Antonio	Brazil
catfishes over 50 kg	Pseudoplatystoma corruscans	Spotted Sorubim	150,00	330.69	Rio Parana	Argentina
skates and rays	Paratrygon aiereba	Discus Ray	113,50	250.22	Rio Apure	Venezuela
catfishes over 50 kg	Brachyplatystoma rousseauxii	Gilded Catfish	100,00	220.46	Amazon River system, Orinoco River system	Bolivia, Venezuela, Peru, Brazil, Colombia
catfishes over 50 kg	Brachyplatystoma juruense	Zebra Catfish	100,00	220.46	Amazon River system, Orinoco River system	Brazil, Peru, Venezuela
catfishes over 50 kg	Zungaro zungaro	Jau	100,00	220.46	Orinoco River system, Amazon River system	Peru, Bolivia, Venezuela, Brazil, Colombia
catfishes over 50 kg	Phractocephalus hemioliopterus	Redtail Catfish	80,00	176.37	Rio Madeira	Brazil
catfishes over 50 kg	Pseudoplatystoma fasciatum	Barred Sorubim	70,00	154.32	Essequibo River system	Guyana
catfishes over 50 kg	Sciades parkeri	Gillbacker Sea Catfish	50,00	110.23	Amazon Delta, Essequibo River estuary	Venezuela, Suriname, Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana
catfishes over 50 kg	Sorubimichthys planiceps	Firewood Catfish	50,00	110.23	Orinoco River system, Amazon River system	Brazil, Peru, Venezuela
catfishes over 50 kg	Luciopimelodus pati	Pati	50,00	110.23	Parana River system	Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay
characins	Colossoma macropomum	Tambaqui	50,00	110.23	Amazon River	Brazil
skates and rays	Potamotrygon ocellata	Red-blotched River Stingray	43,50	95.90	Rio Tocantins	Brazil
characins	Hoplias aimara	Giant Trahira	40,00	88.18	unknown	French Guiana, Venezuela
catfishes 10-50 kg	Pseudoplatystoma tigrinum	Tiger Sorubim	40,00	88.18	Amazon River system, Orinoco River system	Bolivia, Venezuela, Peru, Brazil, Colombia
lungfishes	Lepidosiren paradoxa	South American Lungfish	40,00	88.18	Amazon River system, Parana River system	Peru, Bolivia, Colombia, Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay
skates and rays	Potamotrygon leopoldi	White-blotched River Stingray	40,00	88.18	Rio Xingu	Brazil
characins	Salminus franciscanus	Brazilian Dorado	38,60	85.10	Rio Sambura	Brazil
skates and rays	Potamotrygon hystrix	Porcupine River Stingray	35,00	77.16	Parana River system	Argentina, Brazil
skates and rays	Potamotrygon motoro	South American Freshwater Stingray	35,00	77.16	Parana River system	Argentina, Brazil
characins	Salminus brasiliensis	Dorado	34,00	74.96	Rio Parana	Argentina
catfishes 10-50 kg	Brachyplatystoma capapretum	?	32,66	72.00	Rio Pasimoni	Venezuela
characins	Hydrolycus scomberoides	Payara	30,00	66.14	Amazon River system, Orinoco River system	Venezuela, Brazil, Peru
catfishes 10-50 kg	Pinirampus pirinampu	Flatwhiskered Catfish	30,00	66.14	Parana River system, Amazon River system, Orinoco River system	Bolivia, Peru, Colombia, Brazil, Venezuela, Paraguay
catfishes 10-50 kg	Sciades couma	Couma Sea Catfish	30,00	66.14	Orinoco Delta, Magdalena Delta, Amazon Delta, Essequibo River estuary	Suriname, Brazil, Guyana, Venezuela, Colombia
skates and rays	Potamotrygon orbignyi	Smooth Back River Stingray	26,50	58.42	Orinoco River system	Venezuela
characins	Piaractus brachypomus	Pacu	25,00	55.12	Orinoco River system, Amazon River system	Venezuela, Brazil, Peru
catfishes 10-50 kg	Oxydoras niger	Ripsaw Catfish	25,00	55.12	Orinoco River system, Amazon River system, São Francisco River system	Peru, Bolivia, Colombia, Venezuela, Brazil
skates and rays	Heliotrygon rosai	Rosa’s Round Ray	25,00	55.12	Amazon River system	Brazil
Salmonidae over 10 kg	Salmo trutta trutta	Sea Trout	22,23	49.01	Rio Grande	Argentina
catfishes 10-50 kg	Lithodoras dorsalis	Rock-Bacu	21,00	46.30	Rio Parana do Cambixe	Brazil
catfishes 10-50 kg	Pseudoplatystoma reticulatum	Reticulated Shovelnose	20,50	45.19	Rio Camaiú	Brazil
knifefishes	Electrophorus varii	Electric Eel	20,00	44.09	Amazon River system	Brazil
characins	Piaractus mesopotamicus	Pacu	20,00	44.09	Parana River system	Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Argentina, Uruguay
characins	Hoplias lacerdae	Trairacu	20,00	44.09	Parana River system	Brazil
catfishes 10-50 kg	Brachyplatystoma vaillantii	Laulao Catfish	20,00	44.09	Amazon River system, Orinoco River system	Colombia, Brazil, Peru, Venezuela, Bolivia
Perciformes over 10 kg	Cichla temensis	Speckled Pavon	20,00	44.09	Rio Orinoco, Rio Negro	Brazil, Venezuela
skates and rays	Potamotrygon limai	Lima's River Stingray	20,00	44.09	Madeira River system	Brazil
skates and rays	Potamotrygon henlei	Bigtooth River Stingray	20,00	44.09	Rio Tocantins	Brazil
knifefishes	Electrophorus voltai	Electric Eel	20,00	44.09	Camaiú River	Brazil
skates and rays	Plesiotrygon iwamae	Long-tailed River Stingray	19,50	42.99	Amazon River system	Ecuador
characins	Prochilodus lineatus	Curimbata	17,00	37.48	Rio Parana	Argentina
skates and rays	Potamotrygon constellata	Thorny River Stingray	16,80	37.04	Amazon River system	Ecuador
skates and rays	Potamotrygon schroederi	Rosette River Stingray	15,00	33.07	Rio Pasiba	Venezuela
skates and rays	Potamotrygon scobina	Raspy River Stingray	15,00	33.07	Amazon River system, Rio Tocantins	Brazil
catfishes 10-50 kg	Acanthicus hystrix	Black Devil Pleco	15,00	33.07	Amazon River	Peru
catfishes 10-50 kg	Brachyplatystoma platynemum	Slobbering Catfish	15,00	33.07	Orinoco River system	Venezuela
catfishes 10-50 kg	Leiarius marmoratus	Jundia	13,01	28.68	Rio Travessao	Brazil
skates and rays	Plesiotrygon nana	?	12,40	27.34	Amazon River	Colombia
Perciformes over 10 kg	Kronoheros umbriferus	Turquoise Cichlid	12,00	26.46	unknown	Colombia, Panama
Perciformes over 10 kg	Cichla pinima	Pinima Peacock	11,09	24.45	Castanhão Reservoir	Brazil
characins	Megaleporinus obtusidens	Piapara	10,50	23.15	Santa Catarina state	Brazil
skates and rays	Potamotrygon falkneri	Largespot River Stingray	10,00	22.05	Parana River system, Amazon River system	Paraguay, Argentina, Peru, Bolivia, Brazil
characins	Brycon orbignyanus	Pirapitá	10,00	22.05	Parana River system	Uruguay, Argentina, Brazil
catfishes up 10 kg	Pterodoras granulosus	Granulated Catfish	10,00	22.05	unknown	Argentina, Uruguay, Bolivia, Brazil, Peru
Perciformes up 10 kg	Gobiomorus dormitor	Bigmouth Sleeper	10,00	22.05	unknown	Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Central America, Suriname, Brazil, USA
Perciformes up 10 kg	Cichla orinocensis	Orinoco Peacock	10,00	22.05	Rio Negro, Rio Orinoco	Colombia, Venezuela, Brazil
characins	Salminus affinis	Colombian Dorado	10,00	22.05	Magdalena River system	Colombia
catfishes up 10 kg	Platynematichthys notatus	Coroata	10,00	22.05	Orinoco River system	Venezuela
catfishes up 10 kg	Acanthicus adonis	Pearl Devil Pleco	10,00	22.05	Amazon River system	Brazil
catfishes up 10 kg	Pseudoplatystoma magdaleniatum	Magdalena Shovelnose	10,00	22.05	Magdalena River system	Colombia
knifefishes	Sternopygus macrurus	Longtail Knifefish	9,00	19.84	unknown	Brazil, Paraguay, Colombia, Peru, French Guiana, Suriname, Argentina, Guyana, Venezuela, Bolivia
catfishes up 10 kg	Oxydoras kneri	Kner's Thorny Catfish	9,00	19.84	Parana River system	Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, Argentina
Perciformes up 10 kg	Cichla monoculus	Popoca Peacock	9,00	19.84	Amazon River system	French Guiana, Peru, Brazil, Colombia
bony tongues	Osteoglossum bicirrhosum	Arawana	9,00	19.84	Amazon River system	Brazil
characins	Boulengerella cuvieri	Bicuda	9,00	19.84	Rio Travessao	Brazil
herrings	Pellona castelnaeana	Amazon Pellona	9,00	19.84	Rio Caura	Venezuela
Perciformes up 10 kg	Percichthys trucha	Creole Perch	9,00	19.84	Rio Parana	Argentina
Perciformes up 10 kg	Cichla thyrorus	Thyrorus Peacock	8,62	19.00	Rio Trombetas	Brazil
Perciformes up 10 kg	Cichla vazzoleri	Vazzoleri Peacock	7,71	17.00	Rio Paratucu	Brazil
Perciformes up 10 kg	Plagioscion squamosissimus	South American Silver Croaker	7,00	15.43	rivers of Guianas, São Francisco River system, Parana River system, Orinoco River system, Amazon River system	Suriname, Argentina, Brazil, Ecuador, Guyana, Venezuela, Bolivia, Colombia, French Guiana, Peru
knifefishes	Rhamphichthys rostratus	Longnose Knifefish	7,00	15.43	unknown	Guyana, Argentina, Suriname, Brazil, Uruguay, French Guiana, Venezuela
spiny eels	Synbranchus marmoratus	Marbled Swamp Eel	7,00	15.43	unknown	Central America, South America
bony tongues	Osteoglossum ferreirai	Black Arawana	7,00	15.43	Negro River system	Brazil
knifefishes	Apteronotus magdalenensis	Magdalena Knifefish	7,00	15.43	Rio Magdalena	Colombia
characins	Brycon moorei	Dorada	7,00	15.43	Magdalena River system	Colombia
catfishes up 10 kg	Sciades dowii	Brown Sea Catfish	6,89	15.19	Pacific coast, Playa El Arenal	Panama
characins	Brycon falcatus	Matrinchã	6,80	14.99	Uraima Falls, Rio Paragua	Venezuela
catfishes up 10 kg	Megalodoras uranoscopus	Giant Talking Catfish	6,58	14.51	Rio Teles Pires	Brazil
skates and rays	Heliotrygon gomesi	Gomes’s Round Ray	6,20	13.67	Amazon River system	Colombia
Perciformes up 10 kg	Cichla mirianae	Mirianae Peacock	6,12	13.49	Rio Tapajós	Brazil
skates and rays	Potamotrygon magdalenae	Magdalena River Stingray	6,10	13.45	Magdalena River system	Colombia
herrings	Pellona flavipinnis	Yellowfin River Pellona	6,00	13.23	Parana River system, Orinoco River system, Amazon River system	Brazil, Uruguay, Venezuela, Colombia, Argentina, Paraguay, Bolivia, Peru
skates and rays	Potamotrygon yepezi	Maracaibo River Stingray	6,00	13.23	Rio Catatumbo	Colombia
catfishes up 10 kg	Pseudacanthicus histrix	?	6,00	13.23	Amazon River system	Brazil
characins	Pygocentrus piraya	San Francisco Piranha	5,90	13.01	São Francisco River system	Brazil
Perciformes up 10 kg	Cichla ocellaris	Butterfly Peacock	5,71	12.59	Rio Chiguao	Venezuela
Perciformes up 10 kg	Cichla intermedia	Blackstriped Peacock	5,50	12.13	Orinoco River system	Venezuela
silversides	Odontesthes bonariensis	Argentinian Silverside	5,20	11.46	unknown	Argentina
catfishes up 10 kg	Panaque nigrolineatus	Royal Panaque	5,00	11.02	Amazon River system, Orinoco River system	Colombia, Venezuela, Brazil
catfishes up 10 kg	Sorubim cuspicaudus	Trans-Andean Shovelnose Catfish	5,00	11.02	Sinu River, Lake Maracaibo, Magdalena River system	Venezuela, Colombia
catfishes up 10 kg	Rhamdia quelen	South American Catfish	5,00	11.02	unknown	Central America, South America
catfishes up 10 kg	Notarius bonillai	New Granada Sea Catfish	5,00	11.02	Caribbean draining rivers	Colombia
catfishes up 10 kg	Lophiosilurus alexandri	Broadmouth Catfish	5,00	11.02	São Francisco River system	Brazil
characins	Serrasalmus rhombeus	Black Piranha	5,00	11.02	Essequibo River	Guyana
catfishes up 10 kg	Batrochoglanis acanthochiroides	Bumblebee Catfish	5,00	11.02	Catatumbo River system	Colombia, Venezuela
Perciformes up 10 kg	Cichla piquiti	Piquiti Peacock	4,99	11.00	Peixe Angical reservoir	Brazil