In an exciting turn of events for conservationists, six giant catfish—one of the world’s largest and rarest freshwater ...

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 ...

Conservationists are celebrating the discovery and release back into nature of six highly endangered Mekong giant catfish in Cambodia. The bumper catch in the Mekong River Basin has boosted hopes ...

The epic migration of a 6-foot long, 200-pound catfish The epic migration of a ... at risk if fires destroy river habitat Baby Giant Mekong Catfish are Hard to Find Baby Giant Mekong Catfish ...

Six critically endangered Mekong giant catfish – one of the largest and rarest freshwater fish in the world – were caught and released recently in Cambodia, reviving hopes for the survival of ...

Moreover, the dam would alter habitats downstream in Laos and Cambodia potentially having devastating impacts on wild fisheries and causing the likely extinction of critically endangered Mekong giant ...

and goonch catfish. The river also is home to the critically endangered fresh-water Irrawaddy dolphins and giant soft-shell turtles. Teeming with marine life, over 1,000 fish species swim within the ...

The Mekong River itself boasts of rare and amazing wildlife such as the freshwater Irrawaddy dolphin, the giant Mekong catfish, giant freshwater stingray, Cantor’s giant softshell turtles and many ...