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The giant barb ranks among the largest freshwater fish in the world, and is probably the largest fish in the family Cyprinidae. [5] It may reach 3 m (9.8 ft) (although this claimed maximum length needs confirmation) and weigh up to 300 kg (660 lb). [3]
Cyprinidae is the largest and most diverse fish family, and the largest vertebrate animal family overall, with about 3,000 species; only 1,270 of these remain extant, divided into about 200 valid genera. [2] [3] Cyprinids range from about 12 mm (0.5 in) in size to the 3 m (9.8 ft) giant barb (Catlocarpio siamensis). [4]
Carp - karpfen / Karpe / Carpe / Carpa - Common, Mirror, Leather (Cyprinus carpio) 51.2 kg: 112 lb 14 oz: Michel Schoenmakers Netherlands: 23 Nov 2018: Euro Aqua Fishery, Nemesvita Hungary [15] Silver Carp - Carpe d'argent / srebrny karp / zilveren/ Silberkarpfen (Hypophthalmichthys molitrix) 41.5 kg: 91 lb 8 oz: Werner Schwingenschlögl: 2018
By RYAN GORMAN China is building the world's largest carp. Workers are busily constructing the giant steel fish in advance of the 2015 Harbin Ice and Snow World festival, in the northern city of ...
The pond is primarily used for fish farming. It is the largest in the world in the category of artificially created bodies of water intended primarily for fish farming. [1] The pond is owned by the Rybářství Třeboň a.s. company, which is the largest producent of freshwater fish in Europe. The largest volume of farmed fish is Eurasian carp. [4]
8 lb burbot largest ever recorded in England, caught from the river Trent around 1700–1800. No date/also method of capture unknown. 83 lb 4 oz mirror carp called Big Plated caught from Wingham syndicate carp lake in Kent, November 2017. No record claimed - angler wanted no publicity.
The minnow family (which includes carp), Cyprinidae, is the largest family of vertebrates, with over 2400 species known today. [90] The largest species is the giant barb (Catlocarpio siamensis), which is endemic to three river basins in southeast Asia and reaches a size of as much as 3 m (9.8 ft) and a weight of as much as 300 kg (660 lb). [91]
Silver carp Hypophthalmichthys molitrix: Cultivated 4,189,578 A variety of Asian carp, widely cultivated with other aquaculture carp, but under pressure in its home range (China and eastern Siberia). Also called "flying fish", it is an invasive species in many countries. [5] Common carp Cyprinus carpio: Cultivated 3,791,913 Asari, Japanese ...