Thailand is a tropical country so the waters here are warm which has meant some very large sport fish from other tropical countries have been introduced into man made fishing park lakes around the country. Many introduced species have also found their way into the natural Thai environment. There are now known to be Peacock bass, a species considered extremely invasive in some reservoirs and large lakes around the country. Probably the most attractive and well known non native Thai fish species to traveling anglers in Thailand is the Pirarucu or Arapaima. This fish is among the biggest freshwater fish in the world, it is legendary for its fighting strength and grows to massive proportions in Thai fishing lakes where they are well fed and always released. A specimen of approximately 185Kg has been caught from Bungsamran lake in Bangkok.
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