Giant ****ing Catfish

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<div class="IPBDescription">biggest freshwater fish ever found.</div> Article: <a href='http://www.scienceblog.com/catfish.html?q=node/8320' target='_blank'>http://www.scienceblog.com/catfish.html?q=node/8320</a>
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  • Crono5Crono5 Join Date: 2003-07-22 Member: 18357Members
    That's a... Freaking... Holy... Wow. Damn... Do they catch fish of this size often in Thailand?

    Bigger than a grizzly bear, holy crap o.o
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  • Quantum_MooseQuantum_Moose Join Date: 2005-03-05 Member: 43643Members
    Here they have river catfish... But there like half that size but the kicker is they catch them by hand, by shoving there hands down the mouths of the things and pulling them out.
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  • CabooseCaboose title = name(self, handle) Join Date: 2003-02-15 Member: 13597Members, Constellation
    I've cought bigger!
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  • KGB_GaralKGB_Garal Join Date: 2005-06-09 Member: 53476Members
    o.o Insane.
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  • LikuLiku I, am the Somberlain. Join Date: 2003-01-10 Member: 12128Members
    Big Fish, dayum.
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  • 2Dd2Dd Join Date: 2003-09-27 Member: 21246Members
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  • AlienCowAlienCow Join Date: 2003-09-20 Member: 21040Members
    "The species is dying" and the<b> fishermen </b>blame other stuff. Maybe they are, in some small way, contributing to the deaths by <i>catching and eating all the fish in the river.</i>

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    Still, thats impressive!
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  • AlxyAlxy Join Date: 2003-11-26 Member: 23578Members, NS1 Playtester
    omg <!--emo&:0--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/wow.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wow.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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  • CMEastCMEast Join Date: 2002-05-19 Member: 632Members
    Any nuclear powerplants nearby? <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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  • OttoDestructOttoDestruct Join Date: 2002-11-08 Member: 7790Members
    Now... call me stupid.... but how do you catch something like that? Depth charges?
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  • CForresterCForrester P0rk(h0p Join Date: 2002-10-05 Member: 1439Members, Constellation
    <!--QuoteBegin-OttoDestruct+Jul 1 2005, 03:08 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (OttoDestruct @ Jul 1 2005, 03:08 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Now... call me stupid.... but how do you catch something like that? Depth charges? <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    A net, I guess.
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  • AlienCowAlienCow Join Date: 2003-09-20 Member: 21040Members
    M1Abrams with Apache air cover, I'd have thought... <!--emo&;)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/wink-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wink-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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  • SinSpawnSinSpawn Harbinger of Suffering Join Date: 2002-11-12 Member: 8359Members
    I bet that mofo ate all the other fish to get that size <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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  • OttoDestructOttoDestruct Join Date: 2002-11-08 Member: 7790Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-SinSpawn+Jul 1 2005, 02:41 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (SinSpawn @ Jul 1 2005, 02:41 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> I bet that mofo ate all the other fish to get that size <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin-fix.gif' /><!--endemo--> <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Catfish are bottom feeders IIRC though.
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  • MulletMullet Join Date: 2003-04-28 Member: 15910Members, Constellation
    Woah
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  • AlienCowAlienCow Join Date: 2003-09-20 Member: 21040Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-OttoDestruct+Jul 1 2005, 07:46 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (OttoDestruct @ Jul 1 2005, 07:46 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> <!--QuoteBegin-SinSpawn+Jul 1 2005, 02:41 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (SinSpawn @ Jul 1 2005, 02:41 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> I bet that mofo ate all the other fish to get that size <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin-fix.gif' /><!--endemo--> <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Catfish are bottom feeders IIRC though. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Must have fed on a lot of bottoms then <!--emo&;)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/wink-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wink-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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  • pardzhpardzh Join Date: 2002-10-25 Member: 1601Members
    I wonder how long it would feed them for... That thing is mammoth.
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  • Sub_zer0Sub_zer0 Join Date: 2004-05-09 Member: 28569Members
    ..holy cow pat..

    Could suck your head off..

    BIGGEH FISHEH
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  • CyndaneCyndane Join Date: 2003-11-15 Member: 22913Members
    Fish wouldn't be the one that scare me....

    <!--QuoteBegin-National Geographic+--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (National Geographic)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->
    The giant stingray (Himantura chaophraya) is thought to be threatened with extinction in rivers such as the Mekong. Some reports suggest this species could reach 1,100 pounds (500 kilograms) in weight and 16.4 feet (5 meters) in length.
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    I have swam with stingrays... I'm not sure what I'd do if I saw one that was 1,100 pounds...
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  • A_Boojum_SnarkA_Boojum_Snark Join Date: 2003-09-07 Member: 20628Members
    "They say it came from the Challenger Deep, but I swear that thing never swam in terrestrial waters untill a week ago!" -Black Mesa scientist speaking of the icthyosaur.

    Reminded me of that <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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  • SurgeSurge asda4a3sklflkgh Join Date: 2002-07-14 Member: 944Members
    edited July 2005
    Yes, catfish are scum-sucking bottomdwellers (literally). They're huge, like to hang around in lakes, especially in Tennessee. In the Elk River, whilst swimming, they sometimes brush by your feet. They're only about a foot or two long there, though. Catfish are some of the biggest fish you can find.
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  • DiablusDiablus Join Date: 2003-03-31 Member: 15080Members
    edited July 2005
    clearly photoh4xed <!--emo&;)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/wink-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wink-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->


    but wow, Thats huge
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  • SurgeSurge asda4a3sklflkgh Join Date: 2002-07-14 Member: 944Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-Cyndane+Jul 1 2005, 10:16 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Cyndane @ Jul 1 2005, 10:16 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Fish wouldn't be the one that scare me....

    <!--QuoteBegin-National Geographic+--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (National Geographic)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->
    The giant stingray (Himantura chaophraya) is thought to be threatened with extinction in rivers such as the Mekong. Some reports suggest this species could reach 1,100 pounds (500 kilograms) in weight and 16.4 feet (5 meters) in length.
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    I have swam with stingrays... I'm not sure what I'd do if I saw one that was 1,100 pounds... <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    I think they meant the great Manta ray. Those things are gargantuan.
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  • CyndaneCyndane Join Date: 2003-11-15 Member: 22913Members
    No, actually they are stingrays... I'd hate to imagine what size of barb they have at the end of their tails...

    <a href='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stingray' target='_blank'>Wikipedia (StingRay)</a>
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    Species/Families of stingray include the round ray, Bat Ray (Myliobatis californica), Manta ray, diamond ray, Southern Stingray (Dasyatis americana), Atlantic Stingray (Dasyatis sabina), Yellow Stingray (Urolophus jamaiensis), Blue Spot Stingray (Taeniura lymma), Big Skate (Raja binoculata), butterfly ray (Gymnuridae), Pelagic Stingray (Dasyatis Pteroplatytrygon violacea) and Cownose ray (Rhinoptera bonasus). There are also freshwater ray species in South America (Potamotrygon Sp.),<b> Asia (Himantura Sp.)</b>, Africa, and Florida (Dasyatis sabina). Most species of stingray are neither threatened or endangered.

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  • RenegadeRenegade Old school Join Date: 2002-03-29 Member: 361Members
    I bet that's the fish that was responsible for capsizing my raft while I was in Thailand. I just <i>bet</i>.
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  • Cold_NiTeCold_NiTe Join Date: 2003-09-15 Member: 20875Members
    It'd be sad to see them die out.
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  • MantaManta Join Date: 2005-01-12 Member: 35056Members
    The movie <i>Big Fish</i>, anyone?

    I'd like to see what the hell is in that fish's stomach. Pure gold? Nuclear waste?
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  • PulsePulse To create, to create and escape. Join Date: 2002-08-29 Member: 1248Members, Constellation
    <!--QuoteBegin-Manta+Jul 1 2005, 08:51 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Manta @ Jul 1 2005, 08:51 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> The movie <i>Big Fish</i>, anyone?

    I'd like to see what the hell is in that fish's stomach. Pure gold? Nuclear waste? <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Red kryptonite!
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  • JediYoshiJediYoshi The Cupcake Boss Join Date: 2002-05-27 Member: 674Members
    Mmmm, all the pinakbet that could be made..
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  • DragonMechDragonMech Join Date: 2003-09-19 Member: 21023Members, Constellation, Reinforced - Shadow
    646 pounds? HOLY S**T! <!--emo&:0--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/wow.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wow.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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