October 1, 2025
  • The largest freshwater fish ever recorded was captured in Cambodia’s stretch of the Mekong River.
  • A giant freshwater stingray measuring 4 meters (13 feet) from snout to tail and weighing 300 kilograms (661 pounds).
  • The discovery occurred in a stretch of the Mekong known for its diversity of freshwater habitats that support crucial fish-spawning grounds and migration corridors and provide refuges for other mega fish species and threatened species, such as Irrawaddy dolphins and giant softshell turtles.
  • It is categorized as endangered on the IUCN Red List.
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