Rocking in the G1: The 109kg 'River Monster' That Was Hunted In The US Can Exceed 100 Years Old

Inspiring stories, eye-catching characters, entertaining stories, and shared doubts. In December of this year, g 1 He recounts reports that have been successful with fans throughout 2021. Today is the day we remember how a profile picture The fish that became known as the “river monster”. Caught in the United States, it weighs more than 100 kilograms and can be over 100 years old. After the act, the animal returned to nature.

This article was originally published in May 2021 and is part of a g1 special Remember some of the year’s most read stories.

Bombing in the G1: Hunting a “river monster” in the US – Photo: Personal Archive

A giant fish weighing more than 100 kg and possibly over 100 years old was caught in the Detroit River in the United States in April 2021. The animal was returned to the wild.

The photo of the “river monster” was posted by the Bureau of Fish and Wildlife Conservation in Alpina, a town of about 10,000 people about 400 kilometers from Detroit, the capital of Michigan (See the map below).

The fish, dubbed the “true river monster”, weighed 109 kg (240 lb), was 2 meters 28 cm (6’10 in) long, and had a circumference of about 1 meter 20 cm (4 ft).

“A once-in-a-lifetime catch for our crew of native species from the Detroit River last week!” , Celebrate the entity on a social network. “This fish is one of the largest lake sturgeon fish ever recorded in the United States.”

“Based on its circumference and size, it is presumed to be a female and to have wandered in our waters for over 100 years,” the Alpina Fish and Wildlife Conservation Bureau details.

“I was probably born on the Detroit River around 1920, when Detroit became the fourth largest city in America,” the organization says. It was quickly returned to the river.

Sturgeon is a freshwater fish that lives in North America, from Hudson Bay, Canada, to the Mississippi River, which crosses the United States from north to south.

A male sturgeon lives 50 to 60 years, but a female can live up to 150 years, according to the US Fish and Wildlife Service.

Watch the other feral fish in the video below: