Article 60JGB Largest freshwater fish ever recorded caught in Cambodia

Largest freshwater fish ever recorded caught in Cambodia

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Giant stingray snagged by local fisher in Mekong River weighs nearly 300kg

The world's largest recorded freshwater fish, a giant stingray, has been caught in the Mekong River in Cambodia, according to scientists.

The stingray, captured on 13 June, measured almost four metres from snout to tail and weighed just under 300kg, according to a statement on Monday by Wonders of the Mekong, a joint Cambodian-US research project.

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