Jeremy Wade, host of the TV show River Monsters, owns an impressive collection that includes 127kg manta rays, man-eating catfish, giant piranhas and transgender fish.
Jeremy Wade, born in 1960 in England, is a biologist, TV presenter and excellent fishing expert. He is best known for the television series Rivers Monsters produced by Icon Films.
He travels around the world to find giant freshwater fish. To detect the whereabouts of fish that crave human flesh, Jeremy Wade used himself as bait and one of them seriously injured him. Below are the scary sea monsters that Jeremy has “caught”.
Pacu fish – known locally as the “testicle cutter”, has killed many men by biting off their genitals. Jeremy struggled with the 40-pound monster (about 16kg) for 15 minutes and was extremely surprised to see that the fish had human-like teeth.
Manta Ray (Myliobatoidei) With over 30 years of fishing experience, Jeremy Wade travels the world to discover the most exotic freshwater fish. More difficult to find than ocean fish because they live in dark places with little light, many of the fish monsters in Wade’s collection were first caught on camera. Wade shares with All interesting things about his experience hunting rare fish. “I caught this fish in Argentina, on the Paraná River. Stingrays are generally not fatal, unless you step on them, they will die. It’s just a self-defense instinct. As you can see, they are quite good at camouflage page. I estimate the weight of this fish is about 127 kg. It takes nearly 4 hours of struggling to catch a stingray, you just need to use a very heavy object and try to break the poisonous spines below. its body”.
Troll, a giant fish, is said by Indian fishermen to have dragged many people into the river and eaten them.
Flower eel (Anguilla marmorata)”This fish is caught in Fiji. Eels are very interesting. They are one of the few fish species that can live in both fresh and salt water, migrating back and forth between the two countries. Many people know that salmon swim into rivers to lay eggs, freshwater eels are the opposite, they live in rivers but swim to the sea to lay eggs. “There were rumors that flower eels attack people so I went there to find out can pounce on humans, but many fish do so because they don’t know the creature they touch is human. If they don’t have good eyesight underwater, they just see something in front of them and mistake it for it “It’s a small fish. Sometimes, it could be someone’s foot but they don’t know it in advance.”
On a fishing trip, he hunted the Goliath Tiger fish – a fish with large, razor-sharp teeth in the Congo.
Bigtooth sawfish (Pristidae)”This is a largetooth sawfish that lives in freshwater. It is 2.1 meters long and is a juvenile. This fish can be up to 6 meters long, but adults have never been found see because they live in the sea. I caught this fish in Western Australia. Sawtooth sawfish were once widely distributed around the world, but their numbers have decreased rapidly because they are easily caught in fishing nets. fish, instead of wasting time picking them out, fishermen often choose to kill them.
This bull shark is a marine creature that can withstand freshwater, so it can get close to rivers and is easily accessible to humans. Its tendency to live in shallow coastal waters and various rivers, coupled with its unpredictable behavior, makes it a nightmare for many people.
Freshwater anchovies (Aplodinotus grunniens)”This fish lives in Guyana, on the northern edge of South America. They make a murmuring sound underwater, a strange sound second only to howler monkeys. If you are on a boat , Hearing this sound, you will feel like you are sitting on a kettle of boiling water and may think you are hallucinating.”
Jeremy Wade and a giant grouper he just caught in Queensland. This is one of the biggest fish he has ever caught. This giant grouper is the largest fish with a skeleton, lives on coral reefs and has many dangerous poisonous spines on its body.
River fried fish (Bagarius yarrelli)”This fish comes from India, lives at the foot of the Himalayas, in a branch of the Ganges River. I have heard stories about people missing because they were pulled into the water by strange objects. There No There are crocodiles, pythons, river dolphins or buffalo sharks so this fish is the best candidate. “The river water is very turbid so these fish will pounce on anything that moves in front of them Take that object and then turn around and dive deep into the water. You will not easily escape the river fish’s mouth because unlike other river fish, the catfish family, they have very long and sharp teeth with strong jaws.
Jeremy Wade and the white sturgeon – one of the largest and most ancient freshwater fish in North America. The largest confirmed sturgeon is more than 6m long and weighs nearly 820kg. White sturgeon have existed on Earth for about 100 million years; They are also very long-lived species, the oldest recorded fish living up to 104 years.
Lamprey (Petromyzontiformes) “This fish lives in Lake Champlain adjacent to the states of Vermont and New York, USA. This is a primitive fish. It has no spine or teeth, only a suction mouth with lateral tooth rings.” In the middle of the sucking process is the tongue and on the tongue there are teeth. They often feed by clinging to the skin of other fish and sucking out body fluids.” on its neck to experience that feeling. Its suction mouth is so strong, just two seconds later, the teeth begin to pierce your skin. When you pull it out, you lose a whole chunk of skin.”
Jeremy Wade is holding a Thai carp he just caught in the Mekong River. This fish is still young and its size is only a very small fraction of its adult size. An adult Thai carp can reach a length of more than 3m and weigh nearly 300kg. This is one of the largest freshwater fish on the planet.
Even though it is a harmless species, the appearance of this African lungfish is enough to scare people to death. An adult lungfish can be up to 2 meters long. These ugly giants also have the special ability to adapt to dry environments and breathe air thanks to a part of their intestines that acts like lungs.
Water tiger fish (Salminus brasiliensis)”I caught the fish in a river between Argentina and Uruguay. They have very big, strong teeth and jaw muscles. There, we learned the story of a young man who lost his sperm. “Once again, I must confirm that the animal had no intention of attacking, but due to poor visibility, it just rushed to bite.”
A Cuiu Cuiu – this prehistoric catfish – was caught by Jeremy in the Orinoco near the Amazon region. This fish can be up to 1m long and weigh about 20kg when mature. Along its ribs there are protruding bones, giving them the appearance of armored warriors.
Ray-finned fish (Lepisosteus osseus)”This fish lives in Lake Champlain. They are very ancient fish. They can float to the surface and swallow air, which allows them to live in waters with little oxygen. Here is a survival mechanism that helps them live in conditions where other fish cannot live. They are not dangerous to humans, but in the US there is a larger species of ray-finned fish called Alligator Gar that weighs at least 136 kg. and there are often rumors of being bitten by victims.”
Wade holds in his hand a black piranha – the largest of the 40 species of piranha. This fish has triangular teeth as sharp as razor blades, capable of tearing apart the flesh of its prey in just a blink of an eye.
Japanese giant salamander (Andrias japonicus)”I caught a salamander on the Kamo River in Japan. I grabbed its tail but it was so flexible that I was worried it would turn around and bite me. This species has The teeth are extremely sharp and the bite is very annoying. You should not bother them because they are very rare.
An Arapaima weighs nearly 70kg. This fish was caught on the banks of the Rio Maderia River, a shallow, alluvial riverbank in Brazil. Although large, Arapaima fish are very cowardly. When startled, it struggles and splashes water very hard. When hunting this fish, don’t be afraid of it. Only when you see it emerging and swimming gently will you have a chance to catch it.
European catfish (Silurus glanis)”This fish lives in Europe and I caught the fish in the photo in Spain. It weighs 73 kg and is 2.1 meters long. Its bite is easy to recognize due to The small teeth are located close together, forming a slight curve about 25 cm long. The interesting thing about this fish is that they bite people even when the water is clear and they know there are people there. The reason is because they are very protective If there is someone swimming with them, they will bite to warn the victim. This experience is quite scary because of the pain and surprise.”
Jeremy and a giant perch he just caught in the Nile River. When mature, this Nile perch can be nearly 2 meters long and weigh about 230kg.
A close relative of the piranha, this payara fish is also known as the “vampire” fish because of its long, sharp fangs. This fish is less famous than its relative, living in the Orinoco River, Venezuela.
