Siamese giant carp
Catlocarpio siamensis
The species behind Big Girl: its size, identification and place in our family’s fishing story.
Meet the species ↗THE SPECIES LIBRARY
Know what’s
on the other end.
Names, origins and context before weights and records.
This is a growing selection relevant to anglers, not a list of every fish recorded in Thailand. A venue’s stock list and a species’ natural range answer different questions.
Mekong giant catfish
Pangasianodon gigas
Learn why a managed-lake catch and the state of wild populations are different stories.
Meet the species ↗Arapaima
Arapaima gigas — reference profile
An Amazonian fish encountered in managed Thai fishing lakes.
Meet the species ↗Giant snakehead
Channa micropeltes
Start with identification and access research before planning natural-water fishing.
Meet the species ↗Identification needs evidence.
Keep the original photograph and ask the guide for an identification. Common names can overlap. Scientific names help us distinguish species, but a label on a booking page is not proof of the identity of an individual fish.
Thai names, maximum sizes and record tables will be added only when individually checked. More species will follow as the family archive and reliable sources support useful profiles.