fishosaur.com: Giant fish pictures from Europe
Pics and reports from the EU countries and their neighbors.
Not all of these are photos of the Wels catfish (Weller, Silurus glanis), a ginormous beastie mostly found in Europe and famously in the Ebro River in Spain. And, the soundtrack is some wimpy pop tune rather than the folk metal that most experts agree fits in more with the fishes' mood. And, none of the pictures involve noodling. That...
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This video shows a German posing with his friend and business associate, the alleged world record common carp. I say alleged because the video is four years old (3.5 years in carp years) and someone else claims to have caught a larger carp. However, whether they're referring to the same subspecies isn't clear. Rather than quibbling, I suggest just enjoying...
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Here's a slideshow video featuring several photographs of giant squids posing with humans. Or, the other way around if you prefer. Now, you might wonder why the guy in the orange safety vest is lying down next to one of the gigantic beasties, and you might really wonder why a group of people are in what looks like a hot...
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Blimey: almost three minutes of odd entertainment are on tap as a group of English persons move, fondle, probe, and otherwise prepare a giant squid to go on display at Britain's Natural History Museum. As described on their page, the beastie in question is an Architeuthis dux, and it's 8.62 metres long (about 28 feet). The animal is originally from...
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Here's video of a huge catfish being reeled in: There's no word on where the vidoe was shot, who was involved, or anything else. They seem to have British accents, but they don't look like the three who caught a Wels catfish in Spain....
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Normally this site only features big fishes that are undeniably real. But, I'm expanding the charter a bit here to ask a question about the story "Giant swordfish netted" from England's Sun newspaper. Does anyone believe that this is a real photo of a swordfish caught off Northumberland in the North Sea? Does anyone who believes that that's not either...
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The picture of the giant catfish that Duncan Rooke (left) and Stephen Buss caught near Barcelona, Spain on July 6 2005 has finally been released. No, that's not a fake. (Same pic here). The female catfish weighed a whopping 212 pounds (96 kg, 15 stone) and was 7'7" long (2.3 m). Rooke, Buss, and their new friend are pictured...
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(If you're under 18 or have a weak constitution, click here now.) GIANT SQUIDS ARE CANNIBALS! Sea behemoth researchers in Australia have revealed the shocking truth behind these monsters of the deep: they eat their own kind. New Scientist reveals in Gruesome habits of the giant squid that an analysis of the stomach contents of Architeuthis dux shows disturbing...
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