Big Fish has always impressed people.Capture instance caused a huge stir and always documented.Surely every angler photo biggest fish, which he happened to catch, hang in a prominent place at home.But even the most unbelievable trophies domestic fishermen can not compete with the giants of the deep sea.
The largest fish existing today is the whale shark or Rhincodon typus.Standard individuals reach 10-12 meters in length, there is evidence about twenty meters counterparts who met scientists.Despite the awe-inspiring scale, the whale shark is not dangerous to humans and other marine life.For divers who touches her body, she almost did not react.
Rhincodon typus feeds exclusively on plankton and krill, which is extracted from water using a special filter system.The maximum speed of giant ocean is less than five kilometers per hour.Almost all their time conducting a shark in the water.The reduction of these peaceful ocean monsters - a serious problem.Despite the complete ban on the fishing of whale sharks, the restoration of the population is going very slowly, and scientists, environmentalists fear that because of this kind of poachers may disappear altogether from the face of the earth.
most severe bone representative of the ocean is the moon-fish (lat. Mola mola).Individuals reach three meters in length and a weight of about one and a half tons, which is comparable to the weight of the car «Toyota Camry».According to Guinness World Records, the most weighty copy of the moon-fish was caught in 1908 off the coast of Sydney.With a length of 4.26 meters it reached 2235 kilos in weight.Lives champion in tropical and temperate latitudes of the ocean.Geography "residence" is wide enough fish from the Indian Ocean to the islands of the Greater Kurile chain.Often, sunfish can be seen off the coast of Newfoundland, Canada and Iceland.Noting Mola mola and another world best, this time quantitative, because it was recognized as the most prolific fish.The female is able to spawn three hundred million eggs.Despite this, the total fish population is not very large.
However, the ocean - not the only place where there are big fish.Of course, representatives of the freshwater sea ocean heavyweights inferior in size, but they are able to impress a man.The biggest fish caught in fresh water bodies - the giant catfish of the Mekong in Cambodia, which was nicknamed "king of fish".Caught catfish weighed 292 kilograms and was also listed in the Guinness Book of Records.
Can anyone impress the size of the giant freshwater stingray.Some specimens reach nearly 600 kilograms in weight.Unfortunately, it can be seen less and less because of reduced habitat and unregulated fishing.In Thailand, it is classified as an endangered species.
very large fish are found in Russia."Queen" of fresh water is a beluga.Her three-meter dimensions due to longevity: beluga live by 100-115 years.
Quite often from different parts of the world there are reports of new record.However, they rarely actually confirmed.Big fish caught by fishing vessels, causing great surprise.And often, has been impressed by what he saw, people decide that this is the biggest fish that have seen the world.
