Eldorado Posted June 20, 2022 #1 Share Posted June 20, 2022 The stingray, which measured almost four metres (13ft) from snout to tail and weighed slightly under 300kg (661lb), was captured on 13 June, according to a statement by Wonders of the Mekong, a joint Cambodian-US research project. It was caught by a local fisherman south of Stung Treng in the northeast of the country and nicknamed "Boramy", or "full moon", by locals because of its round shape. The fisherman alerted a nearby team of scientists from Wonders of the Mekong. https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/world-s-largest-recorded-freshwater-fish-caught-in-cambodia/ar-AAYFbSO? 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acute Posted June 20, 2022 #2 Share Posted June 20, 2022 Yeah, right..... "It was this big!" 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Likely Guy Posted June 21, 2022 #3 Share Posted June 21, 2022 Maybe the largest fresh water fish in Cambodia. Fraser River White Sturgeon are bigger. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eldorado Posted June 21, 2022 Author #4 Share Posted June 21, 2022 (edited) 3 hours ago, Likely Guy said: Maybe the largest fresh water fish in Cambodia. Fraser River White Sturgeon are bigger. The report is not about the largest freshwater fish in the world, it's about the biggest one caught and recorded. ""In 20 years of researching giant fish in rivers and lakes on six continents, this is the largest freshwater fish that we've encountered or that's been documented anywhere worldwide," said Zeb Hogan, a biologist who leads Wonders of the Mekong, a USAID-funded conservation project." Edited June 21, 2022 by Eldorado 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon the frog Posted June 21, 2022 #5 Share Posted June 21, 2022 (edited) When you see a big freshwater fish like that, no wonder we have aquatic monsters folklores. Rays are quite shy and can be observed rarely. Sturgeon are known to jump so sighting is more spectacular and less sinister than a monster creeping only in the deep. Edited June 21, 2022 by Jon the frog 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Still Waters Posted June 21, 2022 #6 Share Posted June 21, 2022 The Mekong River seems to be a hot spot for large stingrays. It was only last month they caught another one, only not quite as big. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aardvark-DK Posted June 23, 2022 #7 Share Posted June 23, 2022 You need a lot of fries for that one.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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