Feast of Legends the Paraiba Fish

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A Brief Tale

During the early 1990s, 3 men went fishing in the Amazon when their net got caught in a rock. A huge Paraiba Catfish came to the surface after a few hours with the fisherman’s legs sticking out. This Catfish had swallowed a fully grown man up to his legs.

The other 2 fishermen caught the Paraiba and killed by clubbing it to death. They then took the police station with the man still inside it for evidence sake.

Facts

1. They are a very rare species in the Amazonian system.

2. They rank amongst the roughest opposition any angler can face during their cause of fishing.

3. Naturally, they are great hunters here who have reports where they hunted after small live animals. Scary right?

4. They prefer living in clear and cold water. Some culture refers to them as Goliath Catfish due to their size.

5. Just a reminder they also have very sharp teeth with powerful crushing power.

6. It holds the record as the largest Catfish in the world.

Jorge Masullo de Aguiar from Brazil caught a catfish weighing 155 kg.

7. Averagely they can grow to a length of 9 feet.

8. They feed mainly food on birds, cats, dogs, monkeys other catfish and even people when they feel their territory is under threat.

9. They have a grey upper body with a cream belly.

10. They are commonly found in Venezuela, Peru, and Guyana.

11. They attain sexual after 14 years.

12. They have a long life span averaging 18 years or more depending on the conditions of their habitat.

13. They mostly prefer spawning in brackish water.