The Mekong giant catfish is the official freshwater heavyweight champion of the world. According to the Guinness Book of Records, a nine-foot-long individual caught in northern Thailand in 2005 ...

It unseated the previous record-holder, a 646lb (293kg) Mekong giant catfish caught in Thailand in 2005. There is no official record-keeping or database of the world's biggest freshwater fish.

A dam can lead to [their] complete extinction. The Mekong Giant Catfish spawns in northern Thailand and if someone builds a dam in the middle of the Mekong and those fish cannot move up to their ...

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In video shared by the department, something can be seen at the back of the catfish’s throat. It’s unclear what at first, but ...

The heaviest catfish ever recorded was a Mekong giant catfish that weighed 646 pounds in Thailand. Even so, the fishermen let the beast go without weighing it, saying he "feared to stress" the ...

The previous record for a freshwater fish was a 293kg (646lbs) Mekong giant catfish, discovered in Thailand in 2005, the group said. The stingray was snagged by a local fisherman south of Stung ...

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The previous record-holder for the world's largest freshwater fish was a 293-kg Mekong giant catfish caught in Thailand in 2005, it added. According to the initiative, recognizing the importance ...

Then there are his big takedowns: big blue catfish, which he pursues year-round in these waters because “catfish is the ...

Freshwater fish species, like those from the catfish or sturgeon family, may not have the luxury of expansive habitats like their ocean- and lake-dwelling counterparts, but they thrive in wide, ...

How can we save the ‘world’s most important’ river? How can we save the ‘world’s most important’ river? 13-foot-long stingray found in deep hole in Mekong River 13-foot-long stingray ...