Sixth grader hooks mammoth koi fish from a Houston-area pond Koi fish, a type of fancy carp from Japan, can grow up to three feet in length.

The fish typically grow to 14 to 18 inches in length but can reach 3 feet. An L.A. koi salesman told The Times that transporting them is easily doable using water-filled buckets.

Charlie Clinton, an 11-year-old boy from Oklahoma, has reeled in a rare fish native to South America after it was illegally released into a neighborhood pond.

One suspect was booked on suspicion of grand theft involving 85 koi at a Yucaipa restaurant. The owner lamented the loss of the fish, several of whom had names.