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Chitala lopis

Giant Featherback

Native range continent: Asia with Russia

Chitala lopis is listed in the freshwater record catalogue (bony tongues).

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Record photograph for Chitala lopis
courtesy of Fishing Adventures Thailand; caught by J. F. Helias · caught by J. F. Helias · Record catch photograph

Record claims

Within the current result set, documented rod-and-reel weights are preferred, then documented unknown-method weights, then other methods, then found-dead. Length is used only when no weight exists; age only when neither weight nor length exists. Questionable claims appear only if nothing documented remains. Ties prefer the larger value, then exact over approximate/over, then the newer year.

Rod & reel Documented

16 kg · ~ 120 cm

Weight and length are not asserted as the same specimen.

Method
Rod & reel
Year
2002
Place
Srinakarin Reservoir · Thailand · Asia with Russia
Catch photographs
Record photograph for Chitala lopis
courtesy of Fishing Adventures Thailand; caught by J. F. Helias · caught by J. F. Helias · Record catch photo
Other methods Documented

+ 16 kg · + 120 cm

Weight and length are not asserted as the same specimen.

Method
Other methods
Year
2025
Place
river · Thailand · Asia with Russia
Catch photographs
Record photograph for Chitala lopis
Record photograph · Record catch photo

weighed 18 kg with a wet cloth

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