Biggest Giant Grouper-world record set by Nelson Shayne. [Jan 4]Latham Island,Tanzania--One of The Pemba Channel Fishing Club's Bertram's Shuwari, while fishing out of Latham Island hooked up and boated a Giant Grouper weighing 179.5 kg. This is a new world record for the biggest Giant Grouper. Nelson Shayne and a couple of friends chartered Shuwari for a trip to Latham Island, Dar es Salaam.
Robert Paddle (2000, p. 4), in his book: The Last Tasmanian Tiger, quotes an average direct length for an adult male thylacine as 1.63m, and an adult female as 1.54m. The average male body length measurement as cited by Paddle is consistent with the sample group.
Panthera tigris altaica. Description: Amur tigers are one of the larger tiger sub-species. Average weight for males is 160-190 kg, while females are smaller, at 110-130 kg. Males, females and cubs can be distinguished by their tracks: a maleâs paw pad measures 10.5 â 14.5 cm across, a femaleâs 8.5 â 9.5. cm, and a cubâs â from 5.5 â 10 cm.