Ultimate fact presents top 20 Scariest River Monsters on the Planet. Every river has a story. Stories of scary river monsters are tough to get caught on camera. There are a variety of fishes which we can call the river monster because of their extremely huge size and unimaginable dangerous look. We will show you the top 20 scariest river monsters on the earth.
1. Queensland Grouper:
The Queensland grouper is the world’s largest reef-dwelling bony fish. Adults have mottled brown to dark grey stocky bodies. They are often found either hovering in mid-water or resting motionless on the substrate. A very shy fish, the larger they grow, the shyer they become. Not much is known about its spawning activity or longevity. This species found in the Indo-Pacific and is listed as Vulnerable by the International Union for Conservation of Nature.
2. Giant Stingray:
Brown to gray in color, the giant stingrays are wide and flat in form, and they sport long, whip-like tails. They are known to prowl river systems in Thailand, Cambodia, Malaysia, and Indonesia, often burying themselves in sandy or silty river bottoms. This alarming river beast breathing through holes, or spiracles, on the top of their bodies.
4. Yacumama:
Yacumama means "Mother of water", referring to an enormous serpent believed to live in the Peruvian Amazon Rainforest. The Yacumama is believed to be the mother of all creatures of the water. According to legend, the Yacumama would suck up any living thing that passed within 100 steps of it. To protect themselves, the local indigenous peoples would blow on a conch horn before entering the water, believing that the yacumama would reveal itself if it was present. It is sometimes believed to be a giant snake or caecilian known as the Minhocão.
5. Sawfish:
Sawfishes, also known as carpenter sharks, are a family of rays characterized by a long, narrow, flattened rostrum, or nose extension, lined with sharp transverse teeth, arranged in a way that resembles a saw. They are among the largest fish with some species reaching lengths of about 7–7.6 m.
6. Arapaima:
Also known as pirarucu, is a species of arapaima native to the basin of the Amazon River. Once believed to be the sole species in the genus, it is among the largest freshwater fish. The species is an obligate air-breather and needs to come to the surface regularly to gulp air.
This Amazonian monster is known for its incredible strength and lightning speed, making them a dangerous one to reel in. Wade’s first attempt with an 80-pound arapaima didn’t end so well.
8. The ‘Montauk Monster’:
This bizarre-looking creature known locally as the “Montauk Monster” washed ashore on Long Island 10 years ago and to this day, no-one can seem to agree on what the creature’s real identity is, nor why the carcass mysteriously disappeared shortly after making the rounds on the internet.
9. Electric Eel:
This craziest river monster has an elongated, cylindrical body, typically growing to about 2 m in length, and 20 kg in weight, making them the largest species of the Gymnotiformes. Their coloration is dark gray-brown on the back and yellow or orange on the belly. Mature females have a darker color on the abdomen.
11. Goonch Catfish:
This deadliest river monster caught in the foothills of the Himalayas is a strange specimen indeed. Not only is the sheer size of this creature pretty intimidating, but this fish was also responsible for a few cases of disappearances in the area, so you know this deadliest river monster is every bit as powerful as it looks!
12. Sea Mouse:
At first glance, this mosnter look like an exotic species of a caterpillar or an overturned porcupine, but this strange creature is far rarer – a sea mouse.
15. Giant Oarfish:
This scariest river monster is ribbon-like, narrow laterally, with a dorsal fin along its entire length, stubby pectoral fins, and long, oar-shaped pelvic fins, from which its common name is derived. Its coloration is silvery with dark markings, and its fins are red.
16. Ganges River Shark:
This river creature is a critically endangered species of requiem shark found in the Ganges River which is Padma River and the Brahmaputra River of Bangladesh and India.
17. Piraiba Catfish:
It can reach over 400lbs and is also known as The Freshwater Shark. This amazon catfish has an elongated grey body and apart from the long whiskers, looks just like a shark.
Fish of this genus are found in the Amazon, Orinoco, and The Guyanas in South America. The genus does not occur west or north of the Andes or in the Venezuelan Coastal Range.
19. Lamprey:
This smallest river monster live mostly in coastal and fresh waters and are found in most temperate regions except those in Africa. Some species travel significant distances in the open ocean, as evidenced by their lack of reproductive isolation between populations. Other species are found in land-locked lakes.
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