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TheAquariumSlider [2018-04-05 18:49:06 +0000 UTC]
I am pretty sure this guy wasn't the only giant catfish in Africa.I Guess even spinosaurids feasted in giant catfish and cyprinid relatives
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HodariNundu In reply to TheAquariumSlider [2018-04-05 22:28:26 +0000 UTC]
Of course not. Even today there's many species of potentially giant catfish. Who knows what spectacular things lived in prehistory.
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bhut [2017-06-26 14:17:04 +0000 UTC]
It happens to everyone on occasion.
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tidalwave21 [2017-03-12 17:19:54 +0000 UTC]
Where is the obligatory Jeremy Wade comment?
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Tarturus [2017-03-11 23:00:23 +0000 UTC]
Its interesting to hear of the less well known prehistoric creatures, such as Qarmoutus.
Incidentally, what would the biggest catfish of all time be? I've heard both the wels and the Mekong river catfish referred to as the biggest. Is one of them the biggest catfish, or does that title go to some even bigger prehistoric one?
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MviluUatusun [2017-03-11 12:16:59 +0000 UTC]
That's true. The Mekong catfish is over 3 meters in length and is the largest LIVING catfish. I'm betting there were even larger ones in prehistoric times.
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CamtheZoologist [2017-03-11 08:07:13 +0000 UTC]
catfish: more hardcore than we realize
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MrDeviator1000 [2017-03-11 03:29:48 +0000 UTC]
My stupid young self once tried to take a bite of a Durian spike, So i kind of know how the Basilosaurus feels
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someguycalledJose [2017-03-11 01:42:34 +0000 UTC]
'' but amazingly not the largest catfish of all times. ''
wat
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ElSqiubbonator In reply to someguycalledJose [2017-03-11 02:41:00 +0000 UTC]
Yep, the biggest catfish ever is the Mekong river catfish, which is alive today.
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Tarturus In reply to ElSqiubbonator [2017-03-11 23:01:45 +0000 UTC]
Is it the Mekong river catfish that's the biggest? I've heard other claims that the biggest catfish is the wels.
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ElSqiubbonator In reply to Tarturus [2017-03-11 23:20:06 +0000 UTC]
The Mekong is the heaviest, but the wels is the longest.
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Ursumeles In reply to Tarturus [2017-06-09 14:14:48 +0000 UTC]
Sorry for the Necrobump, but the Wels isn't necessarily the longest, AFAIK. While we have various reports about 3m long Wels individuals,- and some, extremely unlikely 5m stories- the biggest caught one was around 2,8m. The largest Mekong Catfish was not even 10cm shorter, and again, it has reports of 3m.
The Piraiba is seemingly even larger, with up to 3,6m. Not sure how trustworthy this lenght is, tho.
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HodariNundu In reply to Ursumeles [2017-06-20 07:00:11 +0000 UTC]
The fact that today they're not even allowed to grow must also be taken into account.
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tobyv23 [2017-03-11 00:35:51 +0000 UTC]
Looks good! And just fyi, I'm a HUGE fan of the Megatooth shark. And id like to see more of him once in a while.
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HUBLERDON [2017-03-11 00:20:05 +0000 UTC]
Cool!
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DINOTASIA123 [2017-03-10 23:37:24 +0000 UTC]
There's always a bigger fish
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PerfectChaos22 [2017-03-10 23:34:38 +0000 UTC]
Bet both would taste delicious fried and served with some fries
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PerfectChaos22 In reply to HodariNundu [2017-03-10 23:36:52 +0000 UTC]
I know my plump ass would taste delicious, if any animal eats, they'll have a nice meal
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Todyo1798 In reply to HodariNundu [2017-03-10 23:36:51 +0000 UTC]
Are we going to start advocating for cannibalism again? Cause I'm up for it.
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HodariNundu In reply to Todyo1798 [2017-03-10 23:55:00 +0000 UTC]
Me too. So much meat being wasted XD
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