Random Q: which fish got proportionally the biggest jaws?

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  1. Rens

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    Hi guys,
    Do you have any idea of which freshwater fish got the biggest jaws relative to their body size? All I can come up with is either the RT catfish or silver arowana...
     
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  3. Firefly

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    Are we talking about ones that can be kept in an aquarium? If not, then the arapiama (spelling) or alligator gar would be my guess.
     
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    Rens

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    Oops its aquarium fish. :D
     
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    Maybe the Peacock bass ? There are fish which mouth act liked vacuum cleaners by making enlarging its mouth it creates a vacuum effect (I don't know their names)
     
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    My suggestion would be the arowana and the clown knife fish as the ones with a misleading mouth size vs size of fish..........well you gotta see them eat then you will know
     
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    African Butterfly fish must be up there with them
     
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    Compressiceps, Arowana, Pengasius Catfish and Stingrays. Not talking about BL fish though. But I think very fiew freshwater fish mouth vs body size compares to a Bass.
     
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    Large Mouth Bass? Stretched out the mouths on those guys really get big!
     
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    Any filter feeding fish, IMO. Look at basking sharks, paddlefish, whale sharks... all have massive mouths! The same goes for many deep sea fish, as it's a necessity!

    For a real treat, look up the slingjaw wrasse on Google Images. Madness. The closest fishwater counterpart I can think of to that is the South American leaf fish. Very bizzare but all for a purpose.
     

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