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The world’s largest goldfish has been caught in the Australian city of Perth. This is reported by 9News.
The fish was caught by biologist Dulan Herath. Its length was 52 centimetres, almost five centimetres longer than the world record. According to the Guinness Book of World Records, it previously belonged to a 47.4 centimetre goldfish caught in the Netherlands 21 years ago.
Goldfish, once released by aquarists, have proliferated in Perth’s waterways and are causing serious damage to the ecosystem. ‘There is a mass of food resources, there are tadpoles, there are plants, soft-bodied plants that they feed on, and there is plenty of room for them,’ – Herath explains.
