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Brachyplatystoma platynemum

Slobbering Catfish

largest record catch captured in a picture and published

category: rod & reel record
weight: 10,35 kg ( 22 lb 13 oz )
length: 95 cm ( 37 inches )
locality: Amazon River, Brazil
year: 2012
2017_Slobbering Catfish_Brachyplatystoma platynemum.jpg
record caught by: Gilberto Fernandes , courtesy of: -

"rod & reel" world record caught in:
Brazil / capital: Brasília / 8,514,877 sq km

Brazil

RECORD WEIGHT

category metric english waters country year
rod & reel * 10,35 kg 22 lb 13 oz Amazon River Brazil 2012
other methods + 15,00 kg + 33 lb Orinoco River system Venezuela unknown

RECORD LENGTH

category metric english
rod & reel 95 cm 37 inches
other methods 117 cm 46 inches

RECORD AGE

category age
no documented record

explanation:

rod & reel:
sport fishing record with rod & reel
other methods:
records by other methods (net, hand line, spear, bow fishing etc.)
rod & reel?:
unclear if the fish was caught with rod & reel
questionable:
records based on anecdotal reports, verification not possible
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