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Labeobarbus polylepis

Smallscale Yellowfish

largest record catch captured in a picture and published

category: rod & reel record
weight: 2,72 kg ( 6 lb 0 oz )
length: ~ 55 cm ( ~ 22 inches )
locality: Komati River, South Africa
year: 2012
1201_Smallscale Yellowfish_Labeobarbus polylepis.jpg
record caught by: unknown, courtesy of: -

"rod & reel" world record caught in:
South Africa / capital: Pretoria / 1,219,090 sq km

South Africa

RECORD WEIGHT

category metric english waters country year
rod & reel 6,18 kg 13 lb 10 oz Crocodile River South Africa 19??
other methods 6,80 kg 15 lb 0 oz Limpopo River system Mozambique, South Africa, Zimbabwe unknown

RECORD LENGTH

category metric english
rod & reel + 70 cm + 28 inches
other methods + 70 cm + 28 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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