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Species Species Worth Max length World record Depth zone Fight
Danube Salmon Hucho hucho 270 4' 11" 76 lb 12 oz Freshwater Freshwater Endangered
Jaú Zungaro jahu 267 5' 11" 143 lb Freshwater Freshwater Vulnerable
Giant Pangasius Pangasius sanitwongsei 263 9' 10" 143 lb Freshwater Freshwater Critically endangered
Arapaima Arapaima gigas 262 14' 9" 339 lb Freshwater Freshwater Data deficient
Goliath Tigerfish Hydrocynus goliath 261 5' 11" 97 lb 0 oz Freshwater Freshwater
Taimen Hucho taimen 261 6' 11" 92 lb 8 oz Freshwater Freshwater Vulnerable
Alligator Gar Atractosteus spatula 258 10' 0" 279 lb Freshwater Freshwater
Wels Catfish Silurus glanis 257 9' 1" 297 lb Freshwater Freshwater
Grass Carp Ctenopharyngodon idella 255 4' 11" 87 lb 10 oz Freshwater Freshwater
Bigmouth Buffalo Ictiobus cyprinellus 250 4' 0" 70 lb 5 oz Freshwater Freshwater
Siamese Giant Carp Catlocarpio siamensis 249 9' 10" 231 lb Freshwater Freshwater Critically endangered
Mekong Giant Catfish Pangasianodon gigas 246 9' 10" 260 lb Freshwater Freshwater Critically endangered
Largemouth Yellowfish Labeobarbus kimberleyensis 246 3' 7" 48 lb 8 oz Freshwater Freshwater Vulnerable
Flathead Catfish Pylodictis olivaris 244 5' 1" 123 lb Freshwater Freshwater
Muskellunge Esox masquinongy 243 6' 0" 67 lb 8 oz Freshwater Freshwater
Golden Mahseer Tor putitora 241 9' 0" 55 lb 2 oz Freshwater Freshwater Endangered
Murray Cod Maccullochella peelii 240 5' 11" 82 lb 7 oz Freshwater Freshwater Vulnerable
Aimara Hoplias aimara 240 3' 11" 37 lb 8 oz Freshwater Freshwater
Nile Perch Lates niloticus 239 6' 7" 230 lb Freshwater Freshwater
American Paddlefish Polyodon spathula 235 7' 3" 144 lb Freshwater Freshwater Vulnerable
Redtail Catfish Phractocephalus hemioliopterus 234 5' 11" 123 lb Freshwater Freshwater
Chinook Salmon Oncorhynchus tshawytscha 233 4' 11" 97 lb 4 oz Freshwater Anadromous
Golden Dorado Salminus brasiliensis 232 3' 11" 55 lb 12 oz Freshwater Freshwater
Payara Hydrolycus armatus 232 3' 10" 39 lb 4 oz Freshwater Freshwater

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