A story about the world's largest fish ever caught. The article discusses a few instances of record-breaking catches, including:
1. A 670.8 kg bluefin tuna caught by Ken Fraser in 1979 off the coast of Nova Scotia, Canada.
2. A 2.7m long, 120.7 kg catfish caught by twin brothers Dino and Dario Ferrari in Italy.
3. A 77-year-old, 10 kg trout caught by Manabu Kurita in Japan.
4. A 105 kg barbel fish caught by an English angler in Thailand.
5. A 152 cm long, 25 kg pike caught by Allatra Lewis in Germany.
6. A 200.41 kg halibut caught by a Norwegian fisherman in Norway.
7. A 635 kg blue marlin caught by Paula Rima in Brazil.
8. A 300.8 kg Atlantic giant grouper caught by an American fisherman in 1961.
9. A 316 kg bull shark caught by Ronaldo Jager in Kenya.
10. A 347 kg dusky shark caught by Ringer Lee in 1982.
11. A 348 kg fox shark caught by David Hyena in New Zealand.
12. A 500.36 kg swordfish caught by an American fisherman in Chile.
13. A 554 kg mako shark caught by Lux Winnie in Massachusetts.
14. A 680 kg six-gill shark caught by an English fisherman in Ireland.
15. A 20-ton whale shark caught in Pakistan in 1949, the largest fish ever recorded.
16. A 4m long, 500 kg white sturgeon caught in British Columbia.
17. A 2.5m long, 148 kg alligator gar caught in the US in 2011.
18. A 362 kg freshwater stingray caught in Thailand.
19. A 5.5m long, 580 kg hammerhead shark caught in the Gulf of Mexico.
These remarkable catches demonstrate the diversity and size of fish in the world's oceans and rivers.
Here are the key facts extracted from the text:
1. Bluefin tuna can grow up to 670.8 kilograms in weight.
2. Kina Foster caught the largest bluefin tuna in 1979 near Nova Scotia, Canada.
3. Since 1979, no fisherman has caught a tuna heavier than 450 kilograms.
4. Bluefin tuna is an endangered species due to strict regulations on its fishing.
5. A huge catfish was caught by professional fishermen Dina and Dario Ferrari in the north of Italy.
6. The catfish was 2.7 meters long and weighed 120.7 kilograms.
7. The catfish was estimated to be around 30 years old.
8. A Japanese fisherman named Manabu Kurita caught a trout that was 77 years old and weighed 10 kilograms.
9. The largest barbel fish was caught by an English fisherman in Thailand, weighing 105 kilograms.
10. The barbel took 80 minutes to catch and was considered a record-breaking catch.
11. A Japanese fisherman named Allatra Lewis caught a pike that was 152 centimeters long and weighed 25 kilograms.
12. The pike took 40 minutes to catch in Lake Griffin, Germany.
13. The largest halibut was caught near the island of Senj in northern Norway, weighing 200.41 kilograms.
14. The halibut took three hours to catch and was 2.5 meters long.
15. Atlantic giant grouper is strictly prohibited since 1990.
16. A fisherman named Ronaldo Jager caught a bull shark weighing 316 kilograms in the waters of Malindi, Kenya.
17. A dusky shark was caught off the coast of Lang-code-key in 1982, weighing 347 kilograms.
18. A common fox shark was caught in the Bay of Be a File, New Zealand, weighing 348 kilograms.
19. Swordfish can grow up to 500.36 kilograms in weight.
20. A fisherman named Lux Winnie caught a mako shark weighing 554 kilograms in Massachusetts.
21. A 6-gill shark was caught off the coast of Ireland, weighing 680 kilograms.
22. The largest whale shark caught was 13 meters long and weighed 20 tons, caught in the territorial waters of Pakistan.
23. White sturgeon can live up to 100 years and grow up to 4 meters long.
24. The largest Mississippi shellfish was caught in 2011, weighing 148 kilograms and measuring 2.5 meters long.
25. Beluga fish can grow up to 1.5 tons in weight and are known as the "king fish".
26. A freshwater stingray was caught in Thailand, weighing around 362 kilograms.
27. The stingray took two hours to catch and required the efforts of 7 men to measure its dimensions.
28. A giant hammerhead shark was caught in the Gulf of Mexico, weighing 500.80 kilograms and measuring 5.5 meters long.
29. The shark was a pregnant female with 55 embryos inside.