In this video i will be going through 5 of the largest freshwater fish in the world. There are many giant freshwater fish in the worlds rivers and lakes but what fish is the biggest freshwater fish in the world? This is actually a very hard question to answer as monster fish come in many different shapes and sizes and two fish from the same species can vary in size drastically from one another.

So in this video i will be going through 5 river monsters that are thought to be the largest freshwater fish in the world. I will not be including sturgeon species as even though they spend a lot of time in freshwater, they can also be found in the worlds oceans.

The first giant fish on the list is the Mekong giant catfish. This giant catfish is mostly a vegetarian and spends most of its time feeding on the aquatic plants in the Mekong river but unfortunately due down to over fishing and habitat destruction it is now critically endangered.

For our second monster fish we will be heading over to Europe as we have the wels catfish. This giant predatory catfish is probably the sciarest river monster on this list. The wels catfish has a giant mouth and has been known to eat water foul and pigeons as well as anything else it can fit in its mouth.

For our next large fish we will move down to south America as we have the arapaima. The arapaima is a giant air breathing predatory fish and is very well suited to the slow moving waters of south America. Unfortunately overfishing also effects the arapaimas numbers and they are now protected in the wild.

For the next monster fish we will move up to north America as we have the alligator gar. The alligator gar is a prehistoric predatory fish and even though its jaws and teeth make it look like a very dangerous fish, it poses little threat to humans. The alligator gar in so large in fact that its only other enemy apart from humans are actual alligators.

For our final river monster we will be heading back over to south east Asia as we have the giant freshwater stingray. This stingray is thought by many to be the largest freshwater fish in the world. It is a very peaceful giant fish but does have a barb that its can use in self defence and this barb can even pierce bone.

What do you think the biggest freshwater fish in the world is?
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