No. 1 â 680-Pound Goliath Grouper. Courtesy IGFA / igfa.org. The heaviest grouper ever caught and certified as an IGFA world record was this 680-pound goliath grouper. The fish â then generally known as a jewfish â was caught on May 20, 1961, off Fernandina Beach, Florida, using a Spanish mackerel as bait.
This article is about Hyperion, the tallest living tree. For other uses, see Hyperion (disambiguation). Hyperion is the name of a coast redwood (Sequoia sempervirens) in Northern California that was measured at 115.61 m (379.3 ft), which ranks it as the world's tallest known living tree. 1 Overview.
Currently, the tallest tree in the world is the Hyperion Tree in Redwood National Park. The tree is not accessible by trail and its location is kept secret to prevent visitors from trampling the soil around the tree. The tree is on a hillside, not in the Tall Trees Grove. Views Â· View Upvotes.