Please add Barbel, Pike, Luciobarbus esocinus

Submitted by AlexanderS on Wed, 07/03/2019 - 03:36
Common Name: 
Barbel, Pike
Scientific Name: 
Luciobarbus esocinus
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Comments: 
This is a huge predatory barbel from Tigris-Euphrates river system. The specimen shown is 20 kg. It was caught on 25 June 2019 in Ataturk Reservoir on Euphrates River, Turkey, on spoon.

Species Assigned:

  • Barbel, Pike
Adult Size : 
Standard

Proposed Species Group:

  • Global Fishes

Region Caught:

  • Asia
Closed Without Identification: 
No

Comments

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Moose439

Thu, 07/04/2019 - 18:05

Holy shit. That’s insane.

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Graceclaw

Thu, 07/04/2019 - 18:41

What a fish. 

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Gunnar

Thu, 07/04/2019 - 19:56

That's amazing.

 

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dlk243

Thu, 07/04/2019 - 23:00

To catch fish from the birthplace of civilization is about as badass as you get! And such a monster!

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Gary

Fri, 07/05/2019 - 17:17

I've never even seen one of those things before. That's an incredible, amazing fish. It's like someone smashed a tarpon, pike, redhorse and carp together and then fed it growth hormones until its big enough to destroy Tokyo! AWESOME!!!!

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Corey

Fri, 07/26/2019 - 15:16

That's an amazing fish all around. Very cool.

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Mike B

Sat, 07/27/2019 - 00:13

Jesus Christ, what a fish!!! Excuse my language but that is tight. Please give us the story Alexander.

 

 

 

 

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AlexanderS

Wed, 07/31/2019 - 14:56

Hi! Sorry for late answer, I'm on another fishing trip now. I'm going to share a full account of that mangar expedition as soon as I have enough time. Hope next week.

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