International Underwater Spearfishing Association

World Record

8.2 kg. ,   18.1 lbs.

Boarfish, Giant    Paristiopterus labiosus

Record Category: Men Speargun

Diver:		Felix Johnson
Date:		11/16/2025
Location:		NEW ZEALAND

Departed kuatunu boat ramp at 8am, boated to great mercury islands , visibility was 5m , dived along a weed line at about 10 metres deep after 20 minutes i came across the giant boarfish and shot it side on behind the gill plate. Landed it in a couple of minutes.
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