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"The Mekong giant catfish, it's a critically endangered species, it's one of the largest and rarest freshwater fish anywhere in the world and it's endemic to the Mekong so it's only found here."
Young Mekong catfish do exhibit barbels and oral teeth, but these features diminish as they age and are absent by the time they grow to be 30–50cm in length. [3] Mekong giant catfish are one of the largest species of freshwater fish. In 2005, the Mekong giant catfish attained the Guinness World Record for the world's largest freshwater fish.
The creatures were found in small streams connected to rivers in Brazil, researchers said in a new study. ‘Armored’ river creature looks like it has a mask. See the ‘iridescent’ new species
Bagarius yarrelli, also known as the goonch catfish, giant devil catfish, or simply Goonch, is a very large species of catfish in the genus Bagarius found in rivers in the Indian subcontinent. The species reaches up to 2 m (6.6 ft) in length. [ 2 ]
An angler said he was "absolutely broken" after landing what he hopes will be confirmed as the largest ever recorded catfish in the UK. Shaun Ing caught the 150lb (68kg) specimen at Chigborough ...
The Chiapas catfish (Lacantunia enigmatica) is an unusual species of catfish (order Siluriformes) from the Usumacinta River basin in the Mexican state of Chiapas and in Guatemala. [1] It was scientifically described in 2005 and placed in its own family Lacantuniidae .
Asterophysus batrachus, the gulper catfish or ogre catfish, is a species of catfish (order Siluriformes) of the family Auchenipteridae. It is native to the Rio Negro and Orinoco basins in Brazil , Colombia and Venezuela , [ 2 ] [ 3 ] where mostly found in slow-moving waters with many submerged structures. [ 4 ]
Joel Singletary of Florida recently caught the largest catfish ever recorded in the state but missed out on actually setting a record due to a technicality, reports WMBB.. The behemoth fish ...