Silurus triostegus
largest record catch captured in a picture and published
category: | rod & reel record |
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weight: | ~ 2,50 kg ( ~ 6 lb ) |
length: | 71 cm ( 28 inches ) |
locality: | Tigris River system, Iraq |
year: | 2008 |
![1803_Mesopotamian Catfish_Silurus triostegus.jpg 1803_Mesopotamian Catfish_Silurus triostegus.jpg](/bundles/hemafishingworldrecords/images/photographies/1803_Mesopotamian Catfish_Silurus triostegus.jpg)
record caught by:
Cole Harvey
,
courtesy of:
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"rod & reel" world record caught in:
Iraq / capital: Baghdad / 438,317 sq km
![Iraq Iraq](/build/images/maps/iraq.gif)
RECORD WEIGHT
category | metric | english | waters | country | year |
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rod & reel | ~ 2,50 kg | ~ 6 lb | Tigris River system | Iraq | 2008 |
other methods | + 50,00 kg | + 110 lb | Atatürk Reservoir | Turkey | 199? |
RECORD LENGTH
category | metric | english |
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rod & reel | 71 cm | 28 inches |
other methods | 203 cm | 80 inches |
RECORD AGE
category | age |
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verified | 11 years |
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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- over
- ~
- approximately
- =
- exactly tie
- *
- verified by the IGFA