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Cambodian Fisherman Catches 'World's Biggest' Freshwater Fish In Mekong River

A fisherman on the Mekong river in Cambodia has hooked the biggest freshwater fish ever recorded, scientists said — a 300-kilogram stingray. The monstrous bottom-dweller beat the previous record for biggest recorded freshwater fish, held by a 293-kilo Mekong giant catfish caught in Thailand in 2005, the US-funded Wonders of the Mekong research project said. “In 20 years of researching …

Cambodian catches world’s largest recorded freshwater fish

BANGKOK — The world’s largest recorded freshwater fish, a giant stingray, has been caught in the Mekong River in Cambodia, according to scientists from the Southeast Asian nation and the United States. “Yeah, when you see a fish this size, especially in freshwater, it is hard to comprehend, so I think all of our team was stunned,” Wonders of the …

Largest-recorded freshwater fish caught, tagged and released in Mekong River, Cambodia

The world's largest-recorded freshwater fish, a giant stingray, has been caught in the Mekong River in Cambodia, according to scientists from the South-East Asian nation and the United States. Key points: Boramy the mature female freshwater stingray is almost 4 metres in length and weighs nearly 300 kilograms A fisherman in north-eastern Cambodia snagged the ray before alerting a nearby …

World’s biggest freshwater fish, a 660-pound stingray, caught in Cambodia

Cambodian villagers on the Mekong River have caught what researchers say is the world’s biggest freshwater fish ever recorded, a stingray that weighed in at 661 pounds, and took around a dozen men to haul to shore. Sinsamout Ounboundisane/AP “This is very exciting news because it was the world’s largest fish,” said biologist Zeb Hogan, ex-host of the “Monster Fish” …