Yes, Goliath Tigerfish are real (and really scary). But what about those other "river monsters" out there?

British angler Jeremy Wade looks understandably anxious as he grapples with this ferocious-looking 'giant piranha' caught during an expedition up the Congo River in Africa.

Mystical goliath tiger fish caught on camera AFTER an eight-day monster battle a British fisherman has caught one of the world's most fearsome freshwater fish.

With its menacing, dagger-like teeth, the Goliath Tigerfish has lived in relative obscurity for ages in the depths of the Congo River. But "Monster Fish of the Congo," which premiered as an "Explorer" ...

In a video captured by biologists, an aggressive African freshwater tigerfish can be seen jumping out of water to prey upon a swallow in flight.

In 2007, a restaurant in China bought a rare giant golden tigerfish for $75,000, believing the fish to be an omen of good luck, according to Reuters. The fish, caught off the southern coast of ...

Some of my favorite monsters include the giant arapaima, a serpent-like beast of the Amazon that can grow to 14 feet in length; the goliath tigerfish, a 5-foot African torpedo equipped with ...

Jeremy Wade, a British television presenter and an author of books on angling, is fishing in the Congo River in Africa.

The tigerfish is one of the fiercest predators in the Congo River today. But one experienced angler isn't going to let that stop him from fulfilling a lifelong dream.

The African tigerfish has been documented for the first time capturing a barn swallow in flight.