![]() ![]() In a 2022 study published in the journal Scientific Reports, Larsson and his colleagues documented a 6.4-foot-long (1.95 m) individual - the biggest among a total of 1,183 catfish caught - which they estimated to be 70 years old. Larsson has studied wels catfish populations in their northernmost habitat in Sweden, where these animals have much slower growth rates than in more southern regions due to the colder climate. "When a fish species (like wels catfish) is introduced into a new, suitable environment, the growth is high." ![]() "Wels catfish were introduced in the River Po around 2000," Per Larsson, a visiting professor at Linnaeus University in Sweden who studies predatory fishes, told Live Science in an email. The last record-breaking catch, a 9.2-foot-long (2.81 m) wels catfish, was also pulled from the Po on April 12. The River Po, which meanders across northern Italy and through the cities of Turin and Piacenza, is a hotspot for extremely large catfish. The prized fish are native to Central and Eastern Europe but have been introduced to other parts of the continent in the last 25 years, with populations mushrooming in major rivers across Italy, France and Spain. ![]() Wels catfish are the largest freshwater fish in Europe, excluding species that migrate inland from the sea to breed, known as anadromous species. Fishing Planet - How to catch big fish - YouTube 0:00 / 8:52 Fishing Planet - How to catch big fish Just Vibeyy 48 subscribers Subscribe 45 Share 3. The gigantic fish could break the previous record for the largest wels catfish ever caught by 1.6 inches. ![]()
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