Archives for 2013

Black Pacu

Name: Black pacu.
Species: Piaractus brachypomus.
Thai name: Pla jermet dam.
Max length in excess: 1.5m.
Max weight: 40kg.
IGFA record: 24.9kg (55ib-0.)
Diet: Fruit, nuts, insects, shrimp, maize, bread, fruit boilies and pop-ups, pellet and occasionally fish.

Black Shark Carp

Name: Black shark carp (black shark minnow)
Species: Labeo chrysophekadion.
Thai name: Pla ka.
Max length: 1m.
Max weight: 12kg (25lb).
IGFA record: 13lbs.3ozs-6kgs.
Diet: Water plants, banana, vegetables, insects, shrimp, maize
and boilies.

Chao Phraya Catfish

Name: Chao Phraya catfish.
Species: Pangasius sanitwongsei.
Thai name: Pla tepa.
Max length in excess: 3m.
Max weight: 200kg.
IGFA record: 63kg (139lbs)
Diet: Fish, animals and birds.

Chinese Seerfish

Name: Chinese seerfish.
Other name: Yellowcheck carp.
Species: Scomberomorus munroi. (Elopichthys bambusa)
Thai name: Pla bambusa.
Max length: 3m.
Max weight: 200kg.
IGFA record: 131kg (288lb 12oz).
Diet: fish, frogs, and waterfowl.

Firewood Catfish

Name: Firewood catfish.
Other names: bagre, achacubo.
Species: Sorubimichthys planiceps.
Thai name: Pla planicip.
Max length: 1.5m.
Max weight: 50kg (110lb).
IGFA record: 16kg (35lbs 4oz.)
Diet: Shrimp, worm, molluscs, fish and squid.

Giant Featherback

Name: Giant featherback (black featherback).
Species: Chitala lopis.
Thai name: Pla satu.
Max length: 1.5m.
Max weight: 25kg.
IGFA record: 9.8kg (13lb 6oz).
Diet: Small fish, shrimp, prawn, frogs, worms, crustaceans,and insects.

Giant Freshwater Stingray

Name: Giant freshwater stingray.
Species: Himantura chaophraya.
Thai name: Pla kabeng nam djut.
Max length: 3m.
Max wing span. 2.5m.
Max weight: 600kg.
IGFA record: Vacant.
Diet: Giant water snail, fish, shrimp, prawns, crustaceans, squid.

Giant Gourami

Name: Giant gourami (let).
Species: Osphronemus goramy.
Thai name: Pla let.
Max length: 1m.
Max weight: 14kg (30lb).
IGFA record: 19lbs.15ozs-9.05kgs.
Diet: Fruit, water plants, nuts, fruit, vegetables, insects, shrimp, maize and bread.

Giant Snakehead

Name: Giant snakehead (shadow tomen) .
Species: Channa micropeltes.
Thai name: Pla shado.
Max length: 1m.
Max weight: 30kg (65lb).
IGFA record: 10kg (22lbs).
Diet: Fish, mice and frogs.

Hoven’s Carp

Name: Hoven’s carp.
Common names: mad barb, mad carp, river carp.
Species: Leptobarbus Hoevenii. Cyprinidae.
Thai name: Pla ba.
Max length: 1m.
Max weight: 10kg (21lb).
IGFA record: 6kg (13lbs.3oz).
Diet: Seeds and nuts, shrimp, worm, molluscs, insects, boilies, maize and bread.