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| Alligator Gar |
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The Alligator Gar is a freshwater predatory monster fish which is indigineous to the USA where it has reached astonishing weights in the excess of 100kg's.
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| Arapaima |
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| The Arapaima Gigas is the largest scaled freshwater fish in the world and is indigenous to the Amazon basin.The Arapaima or Pirarucu is one of the worlds largest monster fish and has been introduced to Thailand where it has reached world record size's. |
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| Arowana |
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| The Arawana in Thailand is a freshwater predatory monster fish which is capable of amazing bursts of acceleration enabling it to snatch prey from overhanging trees. |
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| Barb, Hampala |
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| The Hampala Barb or Jungle Perch is a predatory member of the Cyprinidae (carps) family found in various parts of South East Asia. The fish is found in the Mekong and Chaophraya basins in Thailand in addition to the Malay Peninsula and Indonesia. |
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| Barb, Java |
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| The Java Barb is native to Thailand and several other Asian countries and is one of Thailand's smaller freshwater fish species. |
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| Barb, Mad |
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| The Mad Barb or Hoven's Carp is a beautiful Asian carp species found in Thailand,Malaysia and Borneo which is also refered to as the Mad Carp or Cigar Shark. |
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| Barramundi |
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| The Barramundi in Thailand is a highly prized freshwater sport fish popular with anglers across the world which is well known for its hard fighting qualities and aerial and acrobatic displays and is capable of reaching weights upto 37kg+. |
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| Bass, Peacock |
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| The South American Peacock Bass is highly prized by sport fishermen around the world and has been imported into several fishing lakes and ponds throughout Thailand. |
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| Boeseman Croaker |
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| The Boeseman Croaker is a member of the Perciformes family of fishes and is found in the Mekong River, Ban Pakong River and various other river systems of Thailand. |
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| Carp, Bighead |
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The Bighead carp has Chinese origins and is widespread throughout Asia, including Thailand and reaching as far a field as Europe and the USA.
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| Carp, Catla |
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| The Catla Carp is a member of the Cyprinidae (carp) family which is indigenous to Northern India. This rarely captured monster carp species is present in various waters throughout Thailand reaching weights to 45kg's. |
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| Carp, Common |
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| The Common Carp is a large carp species which is found throughout the world and has been stocked into various freshwater lakes and ponds throughout Thailand. |
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| Carp, Giant Siamese |
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| The Giant Siamese Carp or Giant Barb is found in the lakes and river systems of Thailand, Cambodia, Laos and Southern Vietnam and is the largest carp species in the world reaching weights exceeding 100kg's. |
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| Carp, Koi |
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| The Koi Carp is a beautiful ornamental species of carp which is present in several freshwater fishing lakes and ponds throughout Thailand. |
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| Carp, Silver |
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| The Silver Carp is native to the lowland rivers and lakes of China, but has been stocked in various fisheries in Thailand. |
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| Catfish, Asian Redtail |
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| The Asian Redtail catfish is a highly aggressive and predatory monster freshwater fish which is native to the wild freshwater rivers of Thailand and is capable of reaching weights upto 80kg's. |
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| Catfish, Black Eared |
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| The Black Eared Catfish is a rarely seen freshwater predatory monster fish which is native to some of the larger rivers of Thailand. |
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| Catfish, Chaophraya |
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| The Chaophraya Catfish, also known as the 'Dog eating Catfish', is a predatory megafish native to the Chaophraya and Mekong basins in Thailand where it has attained gigantic weights to almost 100kg's. |
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| Catfish, Crystal Eyed |
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| The Crystal Eyed Catfish is another of Thailands lesser known freshwater predators which keenly seeks out unsuspecting prey with its sensory whiskers. |
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| Catfish, Giant Sea |
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| The Giant Sea Catfish is another member of the Ariidae (Sea catfish) family of fishes which inhabits marine waters and brackish estuaries of Thailand's various river systems. |
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| Catfish, Mekong |
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| The Giant Mekong Catfish in Thailand is a contender for the world's largest freshwater fish and has been caught at incredible weights to 293kg's and has been described as being the hardest fighting freshwater fish in the world. |
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| Catfish, Niger Ripsaw |
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| The awesome Niger 'Ripsaw' Catfish is an imported armoured catfish species from South America which has reached world record weights in the fishing lakes of Thailand. |
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| Catfish, Redtail |
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The Redtail Catfish is a member of the Pimelodidae (whiskered catfish) family and is found throughout the Amazon Basin.
The Redtail Catfish is presnt in various freshwater fisheries in Thailand reaching world record weights approaching 50kg's. |
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| Catfish, Sharptooth |
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The Sharptooth Catfish is a freshwater predator found throughout the African continent and has been widely exported to Thailand.
The Sharptooth Catfish is an aggressive and ravenous predator which feeds on a diet of both live and dead fishes. |
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| Catfish, Striped |
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| The muscular Striped Catfish is member of the Pangasiidae (shark catfishes) family of fish and is native to Thailand in the Mekong and Chaophraya basins. |
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| Catfish, Suckermouth |
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| The Suckermouth Catfish is a member of the Loricariidae (Armored catfishes) family of fish found in South America and is present in various freshwater environments in Thailand. |
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| Catfish, Thick Spined |
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| The Thick Spined Catfish in Thailand can be found in both brackish and marine environments which is armed with sharp spines to ward off predators. |
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| Catfish, Truncated Estuarine |
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| The Truncated Estuarine Catfish is a member of the Ariidae family of fishes (Sea Catfish)and is found in the marine and brackish environments of Thailand's tidal river systems. |
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| Featherback, Grey |
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| The Grey Featherback is a streamlined freshwater predator which is native to Thailand and its surrounding countries which preys on small fish and other aquatic prey. |
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| Featherback, Spotted Clown |
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| The Spotted Featherback or Clown Featherback is a voracious freshwater predator found in various freshwater environments throughout Thailand. |
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| Gourami, Giant |
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| The Giant Gourami is an extremely beautiful and ornamental fish found throughout South East Asia and is found in Malaysia, Indonesia, Indo-china and Thailand. |
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| Gourami, Kissing |
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| The Kissing Gourami is a curious looking freshwater species found in Thailand which is easily distinguishable by it its strange pouting lips. |
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| Mangrove Jack |
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The Mangrove Jack or Sea Perch is a marine fish which is also found in brackish water and freshwater enviroments which has been successfully introduced in Thailand.
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| Marbled Sand Goby |
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The Marbled Sand Goby is the largest gobioid fish and although a relatively small fish by Thailand's standards has a feasome predatory appearance.
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| Mrigal |
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| The Mrigal or Small Scale Mud Carp is a native carp species to the Indian subcontinent and has been widely exported to neighbouring countries in Asia including the fishing lakes and ponds of Thailand. |
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| Nile Tilapia |
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| The Nile Tilapia is a member of the Perciformes (perch-like fishes) order of fish originating from the African subcontinent in Rwanda and Uganda which has been extensively farmed in Thailand in aquaculture and stocked into fisheries. |
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| Pacu |
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The Red bellied Pacu in Thailand is a close relative of the Piranha group of fishes found in South America and is a member of the Characiformes (characins) family of fish feeding on a varied diet from fruits to small fish.
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| Rohu |
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| The Rohu is a member of the Cypriniformes (carp) family of fishes and is widely distributed throughout Asia in Pakistan, Nepal, Myanmar and Bangladesh in addition to Thailand. |
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| Snakehead, Blotched |
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| The Blotched Snakehead is one of the smaller Snakehead species found in Thailand and is a ferocious predator feeding on various types of aquatic prey. |
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| Snakehead, Giant |
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| The Giant Snakehead is a voracious predatory monster fish species which is native to Thailand and Southern Asia. The highly aggressive and menacing Giant Snakehead reaches weights upto 10kg's and is an ambush hunter preying on various small fishes. |
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| Snakehead, Striped |
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| The Striped Snakehead (or Banded Snakehead) is a freshwater predator which is found throughout Southern Asia and Thailand. The Striped Snakehead is an aggressive predator which feeds on all manner of small fishes reaching weights to 4kg's. |
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| Sorubim, Barred |
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| The Barred Sorubim or ‘Tiger Catfish’ is an aggressive predatory fish found throughout the Amazon basin and South America and has been stocked into commercial fisheries in Thailand. |
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| Sorubim, Spotted |
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| The predatory Spotted Sorubim is a whiskered shovel-nosed catfish found throughout the Amazon basin and South America which is capable of reaching weights in excess of 50kg's and has been stocked into various fisheries in Thailand. |
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| Stingray, Cowtail |
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| The Cowtail Stingray is a Stingray species found in Thailand in both brackish and marine waters which favours estuarine environments preying on various freshwater and marine prey fishes. |
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| Stingray, Giant Freshwater |
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| The Giant Freshwater Stingray in Thailand is the largest freshwater fish on the planet reaching weights approaching 1000 lbs. The Giant freshwater stingray inhabits some of the wildest waters on earth including the Mekong, Maeklong and Ban Pakong Rivers. |
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| Stingray, Whiptail |
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| The Whiptail Stingray or Bleeker's Whipray is a Thailand marine stingray species which is found in the Gulf of Thailand and the brackish estuarine environments of various rivers in Thailand. |
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| Stingray, White Edged Freshwater |
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| The White Edged freshwater stingray is one of Thailand's lesser known and rarest freshwater stingray species and is found in various rivers and canals throughout Thailand. |
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| Tambaqui |
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| The Tambaqui is an imported South American species which displays vibrant green colouration and large human-like teeth which is found in several fishing lakes throughout Thailand. |
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| Wallago Leerii |
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| The predatory Wallago Leerii is a freshwater predatory monster fish which is native to Thailand and Southern Asia. |
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| Yellow Catfish |
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| The Yellow Catfish is a native Thailand fish species which inhabits both fast flowing rivers and natural reservoirs attaining weights to 3.4kg's. |
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