While weighing less than 300 kilograms (661 pounds), the.

The previous record was set in 2005 in Thailand when a fisherman came across a Mekong giant catfish weighing 293 kilograms (646 pounds). The fish has been measured as the largest freshwater fish ever recorded. And the Fish Bio scientists were able to assist in keeping the stingray alive for 18 HOURS while it was measured, tagged, weighed, and. Researchers believe the 13-foot-long, 661-pound stingray hooked in Cambodia earlier this month is the largest freshwater fish ever caught in the world, NBC News reports. The giant stingray was caught in Cambodia. Virginia offers excellent, extremely diverse freshwater angling opportunities. A local fisherman caught the 661-pound (300-kilogram) stingray, which set the record for the worlds largest known freshwater fish and earned him a 600 reward. They measured the freshwater stingray as 13-feet from tail to snout and it weighed a whopping 661-pounds That’s 15 pounds heavier than the previous world record for the largest freshwater fish ever caught.

Largest freshwater fish ever caught