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New museum exhibit highlights monster fish (Photos)

Megan Cloherty | mcloherty@wtop.com

March 27, 2015, 4:37 AM

Museum visitors look at the Goonch, or devils catfish. Found in south and Southeast Asia, the largest is recorded at 6 feet 7 inches. (WTOP/Megan Cloherty)
Museum visitors look at the Goonch, or devil’s catfish. Found in south and southeast Asia, the largest is recorded at 6 feet, 7 inches. (WTOP/Megan Cloherty)
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A child fishes at one of the many interactive stops within the exhibit. (WTOP/Megan Cloherty)
A child fishes at one of the many interactive stops within the exhibit. (WTOP/Megan Cloherty)
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A fish eye view of the Goonch fish at the national geographic museum Monster fish exhibit. (WTOP/Megan Cloherty)
A fish eye view of the Goonch fish at the National Geographic Museum’s monster fish exhibit. (WTOP/Megan Cloherty)
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The largest giant barb weighed in at 660 punds and it only feeds on algae and phytoplankton. (WTOP/Megan Cloherty)
The largest giant barb weighed in at 660 pounds, and it only feeds on algae and phytoplankton. (WTOP/Megan Cloherty)
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The exhibit took two years to assemble, says biology professor and National Geographic fellow Zeb Hogan. (WTOP/Megan Cloherty)
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Museum visitors look at the Goonch, or devils catfish. Found in south and Southeast Asia, the largest is recorded at 6 feet 7 inches. (WTOP/Megan Cloherty)
A child fishes at one of the many interactive stops within the exhibit. (WTOP/Megan Cloherty)
A fish eye view of the Goonch fish at the national geographic museum Monster fish exhibit. (WTOP/Megan Cloherty)
The largest giant barb weighed in at 660 punds and it only feeds on algae and phytoplankton. (WTOP/Megan Cloherty)

WASHINGTON – A new exhibit at the National Geographic Museum promises to make a fish lover out of all of us.

Zeb Hogan found it hard to contain his enthusiasm over the exhibit, Monster Fish, which opened Friday. The biology professor and National Geographic fellow has been traveling the world for some time to put this together.

“The museum exhibit is the culmination of a 10-year project on the world’s largest fresh-water fish,” Hogan says.

Hogan took 50 trips to collect the data, pictures and examples of some of the world’s largest fish.

“There are life-sized sculptures, videos of the fish and all kinds of interactive stuff,” he says.

The exhibit costs $11 for adults and $7 for kids.

Megan Cloherty

WTOP Investigative Reporter Megan Cloherty primarily covers breaking news, crime and courts.

mcloherty@wtop.com

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