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In June 2022, it was reported that a specimen caught in the Mekong river had broken the record for the largest strict freshwater fish ever documented (the largest sturgeon species can far exceed this size, but they are anadromous). The individual weighed 300 kg (660 lb), and was measured at 3.98 m (13.1 ft) long and 2.2 m (7.2 ft) wide. [11]
A fisherman in northern Cambodia hooked what researchers say is the world’s largest freshwater fish — a giant stingray that scientists know relatively little
A fisherman in northern Cambodia hooked what researchers say is the world’s largest freshwater fish — a giant stingray that scientists know relatively little Largest freshwater fish ever ...
A 42-year-old fisherman in Cambodia hooked what turned out to be a 661-pound stingray, making it the largest recorded freshwater fish ever caught.
Growing to a disc diameter of about 1.9 m (6.2 ft) and a weight of 220 kg (490 lb), with unconfirmed records of even larger specimens, [4] the short-tailed river stingray is the largest freshwater species in its family [3] and one of the heaviest strict freshwater fish in South America, only matched by the arapaima (Arapaima) and piraíba ...
The short-tail stingray is the largest stingray species, known to reach at least 2.1 m (6.9 ft) in width, 4.3 m (14 ft) in length, and 350 kg (770 lb) in weight. Reliable observers off New Zealand have reported sighting individuals almost 3 m (10 ft) across. [1] Mature females are about a third larger than mature males. [7]
A fisherman in Cambodia is going to need a bigger boat after catching what researchers have identified as the largest-ever freshwater fish. ‘World’s largest’ 661-pound freshwater fish caught ...
A Thorntail stingray with a width of 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) and length of 2.35 m (7 ft 9 in) was caught and released of Warner Beach, South Africa in Jan 2020. From 1986 to 1997, New Zealand reported an average annual catch of 15 t (15 long tons; 17 short tons) for this species and the short-tail stingray combined, though this figure may ...