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Bigeye tuna can grow up to 2.5 m (98 in; 8.2 ft) in length. Maximum weight of individuals probably exceeds 180 kg (400 lb), with the all-tackle angling record standing at 178 kg (392 lb). They are large, deep-bodied, streamlined fish with large heads and eyes.
The Chesapeake Bay record Atlantic croaker, caught in August 2007 off New Point Comfort Lighthouse in Virginia, weighed 8 pounds, 11 ounces and measured 27 inches long. They have traditionally been used for food by Native Americans, and their remains are found in shell middens. [5] These fish are popular catches among recreational anglers.
Dwarf Arctic char weigh between 0.2 and 2.3 kg (7 oz and 5 lb 1 oz) and average a length of 8 cm (3 in), while giant Arctic char weigh between 2.3 and 4.5 kg (5 lb 1 oz and 9 lb 15 oz) and average 40 cm (16 in) in length. [7] [8] Individual fish can weigh 9 kg (20 lb) or more with record-sized fish having been taken by anglers in Northern ...
However, haddock are rarely over 80 cm (31 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) in length and the vast majority of haddocks caught in the United Kingdom measure between 30 and 70 cm (12 and 27 + 1 ⁄ 2 in). [9] In eastern Canada waters, haddock range in size from 38 to 69 cm (15 to 27 in) in length and 0.9 to 1.8 kg (2 lb 0 oz to 3 lb 15 oz) in weight. [8]
Fly fishing for perch using patterns that imitate small fry or invertebrates can be successful. The record weight for this fish in Britain is 2.81 kg (6 lb 3 oz), the Netherlands 3.05 kg (6 lb 11 + 1 ⁄ 2 oz), [19] and in America 2.83 kg (6 lb 4 oz). The biggest recorded catch in Sweden is 3.15 kg (6lb 15oz) in 1985.
In the wholesale fish business, scrod is the smallest weight category of the major whitefish. [1] From smallest to largest, the categories are scrod, market, large, and whale. In the United States, scrod haddock or cusk weighs 1 + 1 ⁄ 2 –3 pounds (0.7–1.4 kg); scrod cod 1 + 1 ⁄ 2 – 2 + 1 ⁄ 2 lb (0.7–1.1 kg); and scrod pollock 1 ...
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[11] [12] It reaches up to 99 cm (3 ft 3 in) in length and 14 kg (31 lb) in weight, [3] while the largest ever Cabezon caught was 11.3 kg (24 lb 15 oz) [13] in weight and longest being 39 in (99 cm). [14] As the Spanish-origin name implies, the fish has a very large head relative to its body.