A British fishing enthusiast has set a new world record after catching an albino catfish weighing up to 88.2 kg and 2.4 meters long in the Ebro River, near Barcelona, Spain. .
Chris Grimmer had to rely on the help of two other fishing friends to lift this giant above the water for a souvenir photo before bringing it back to the river safely.
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This is considered one of the largest catfish in the world that humans have ever caught and it is also the largest albino catfish known to man.
The world's largest catfish record was recorded in 2005 when a Thai man caught a 293 kg catfish in the Mekong River.
In October 2007, a Cambodian resident also caught a catfish weighing 204 kg and 2.4 meters long in the Tonlep Sap River, a tributary of the Mekong River.
Giant catfish caught in the Mekong River in 2007.
In 2003, the giant catfish living in the Mekong River was listed as critically endangered by the World Conservation Union after published research results showed the number of fish species This has decreased by at least 80% from 1990 to that point.
Part of the reason for the above situation is due to overfishing and the construction of dams on the Mekong River, making this giant fish lose its habitat and breed.
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