Top 10 Largest Freshwater Fish in the World

Large fish have been a fear for the human beings since the day we discovered them in seas and oceans. Fish are a hungry creature, especially when they are bigger in size, they need lots of food. To fulfill their requirements, they start eating small fish, and other water species. The rank of fish is usually done on the basis of their genera, species, and other features. Today, we have ranked the fish on the basis of their size. Let us check out the list of top 10 largest freshwater fish in the world.

10. Taimen Fish

Taimen fish is also known as Russian Salmon. These species are extremely heavy and aggressive in nature. Taimen fish is even considered to feed on their own kid. These freshwater species have no limits of consuming anything, which means they eat whatever comes to their way.

9. Catfish Species

The catfish are bottom feeders. These are bigger in size and are elastic in type. Their body is quite flexible, and they are being recorded at 500 lbs. Their body is keeps on growing, with weight ranging from 20 pounds to even 400 pounds. These fish are capable to fit themselves to different habitats.

8. Nile Perch

The Nile Perch is capable of reaching the size of over 500 pounds and length of 7 feet. These are aggressive hunters, and are usually found in lakes, ponds, rivers and streams. Most of their forms are present in Ethiopian Region of Africa, the Mediterranean Region, the Nile Delta and in the Congo Basin.

7. Beluga Species

The Beluga is a member of sturgeon family. These fish species are found mostly in Asia, and can reach the length of around 30 feet. They can weigh up to 600 pounds. These fish eat other water animals and live in deep waters. If you happen to see such a fish, stay miles away from them.

6. White Sturgeon

The white surgeon is one of the biggest fish species found in North America. These can reach 20 feet long and their approximate weight is over 1500 pounds. These large fish are aggressive in nature and are present in waters of Western United States and Canada. White sturgeons have been into existence since 500 years.

5. Paddlefish Species

The paddlefish are harmless to the human beings, but they don’t forgive to eat the fish of their own kind and other species. Some of their forms are herbivores, which means they only eat plants and grass found in the depths of the waters. These are around 10 feet in length.

4. Carp Fish

The Carp fish species are present everywhere where freshwater is found. A Thai fisherman caught the largest carp fish at 260 pounds. It makes us believe that the carp fish found in Thailand are the biggest of all. They usually live in colonies and eat small fish and the eggs of other fish. Killing water species massively for obtaining food is the habit of carp fish.

3. Stingray Species

The stingray species are literally called “giant freshwater stingray”. They have the capacity of reaching up to 8 feet in height and weigh around 1,400 pounds, which is scary for most of us. They live in freshwater. Majority of these fish are found in Asia.

2. Mekong Giant Catfish

The Mekong giant catfish is capable to grow up to 10 feet long and weigh around 600 pounds. These fish are large, but are widely caught for eating purposes. These are tasty, and over-fishing has led them to be endangered fish species. These are usually found in Mekong River.

1. Alligator Gar

The alligator gars are scary creatures and can attack the human any time. They are reported to be killing water species and sea divers, so be very careful while you view them. The eggs to these fish can kill humans if consumed because they contain too much poison. Their appearance is extremely exotic.