The world has seven continents, but do you know the largest freshwater fish in each? These creatures show the incredible ...

But as China completed one, then two, and then seven dams upstream, the few hundred residents of Ban Pak Ing saw the Mekong change. The sudden fluctuations in water levels interfere with fish ...

In 2020, a fisherman in Cambodia caught a ginormous fish but did not know what it was. Rumors that the Mekong ghost still lurked in the river started to form. When researchers analyzed photos of ...

The Mekong giant catfish has one of the fastest growth rates of any fish in the world. It can reach up to 440 pounds in only six years. They can live up to 60 years. Highly migratory, the species ...

HANOI: 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 ...

regional and global Mekong-based organizations, details the extraordinary variety of fish species in the Mekong river. These dazzlingly diverse fishes are critical for the health, food security and ...

Members of the United States-funded Wonders of the Mekong conservation project had spread the word among local residents to alert them if they found endangered fish, says project manager Chea Seila.

“While the headwaters of the Mekong in China are excessively wet, most of the lower Mekong region is experiencing ...