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Discovered by two paleontology students in clay pits near Peterborough, the fossil is the largest known fish ever recorded. Identified by experts from the universities of Portsmouth and Glasgow, Leedsichthys problematicus swam the world's oceans some 155 million years ago.
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See pictures of the world's largest catfish (National Geographic) ... Experts say the fish, which belongs to the species known as the Mekong giant catfish, may be the largest freshwater fish ever recorded. • Read "Grizzly Bear-Size Catfish Caught in Thailand"; • See More Photos in the News;
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Largest organisms - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The largest organism found on earth can be measured using a variety of methods. It could be defined as the largest by volume, mass, height, or length. Some organisms group together to form a superor...
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The largest officially ratified fish ever caught on a rod was a man-eating great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias) weighing 1208 kg/2,664 lb and measuring 5.13 m/16 ft 10 in long, ... The largest fish ever taken under water was an 804 lb/364 kg giant black grouper or jewfish by Don Pinder of the Miami Triton Club...
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The Whale Shark is the world's largest fish. The "official" world record size, which is apparently listed in the Guinness Book of World Records, is 12.65m (41ft 6in). Have you have ever been swimming with Whale Sharks?
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8, 2009) — Biologists used DNA tagging to show that whale sharks -- the world's largest fish -- show little genetic variation across widely separated tropical oceans, underscoring the need for wider protection ...
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The Amazon and its tributaries are home to almost one tenth of the world’s freshwater fish biodiversity, 2500 species being recorded. The giant fish Arapaima gigas is one of the most emblematic of these. ... Better known by the name of paiche in Peru or pirarucu in Brazil, it is one of the word’s largest freshwater fish.
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The Kuroshio Sea: The world's largest fish tank in Okinawa, Japan has a focus on local sea life ... The Kuroshio Sea: The size of three Olympic swimming pools, the world's largest fish tank is home to four whale sharks...
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