ေရေအာက္ ကမာၻမွ ထူးဆန္းေသာ ငါးမ်ား (ထူးဆန္းေထြလာ)

"Larger than life" (but hopefully still real) catches

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Catfish the size of a small car? Well, almost.

"The World's Largest Catfish" catch happened in Thailand:
(more info - that is a 646-pound Mekong giant catfish)


(photo by Suthep Kritsanavarin)



This is, by the way, officially the largest freshwater fish ever caught...

Here are more record catfish catches:
(images credit: euro-som.de)

This one was caught in France: 106kg, 2.5 meters

Spain: 101kg


Germany: 83kg, 2.2 meters


Kazakhstan: 130kg, 2.6 meters

"Fish in Distress" Needs Saving

(photos credit: Michael Pearce, Wichita Eagle, 2004)

This fish is also asking for trouble:

More fish misadventures:

(original unknown)

(photo by Jeffrey N. Goldsmith)

White Eye Morel Eel:

(image credit: Frances Tan)

Another "alien" on Earth: pretty endearing sea dragon (a Triops) -

(image credit: Steve Jurvetson)

The Blue Dragon - pelagic sea slug:

(original unknown)

The cutest of them all: an Axolotl - a freshwater salamander:

Most Vicious of the Bunch

We all know this is "fish-eats-fish" world -
 

Sharks... awesome creatures:

The "flying sharks" pictorial is something not to be missed - see it here:

(image credit: National Geographic)

Goliath Tiger Fish:

(images source)

This company will set up a fishing expedition for you.
There is plenty of toothy fish in these waters:



The Ugliest of the Bunch

These live mostly at significant depths, so it's highly unlikely that they will be fished out. But if you do, then - don't make a false move in your boat:

(image credit: Frances Tan)





Going Deeper


(image credit: Edith Widder)


(image credit: David Shale)

Here is a really ugly monk-fish (which a lot of people consider a delicacy!)


(image credit: Maryland Dept. of Natural Resources)



(art installation by Damien Hirst)

(image credit: K. Parkinson, NORFANZ)