The giant freshwater stingray may be the world’s largest freshwater fish. It’s also cloaked in mystery. No one is sure how many giant stingrays are left, which habitats they prefer ...

This giant freshwater stingray weighing close to 400 pounds was accidentally captured on May 4 by fishers in northern Cambodia. The species is one of the world’s largest freshwater fishes ...

The giant freshwater stingray (Urogymnus polylepis) is more than 13 feet (4 meters) long and weighed in at a whopping 661 pounds (299.8 kilograms). Despite its massive bulk, little is known about ...

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Stingrays in freshwater can grow to a width of 18 inches. The tails can be about an inch wide and as long as one foot. Though researchers don’t know how long a stingray can survive in the wild ...

The world's largest recorded freshwater fish, a giant stingray, has been caught in the Mekong River in Cambodia, according to scientists from the Southeast Asian nation and the United States.

But, as of 2022, we have a new record holder for the largest freshwater fish ever caught — a Mekong giant stingray. Stingrays live in both fresh and saltwater; they’re closely related to sharks.

Around the world, freshwater fish are in trouble. That’s especially true of large species. But one recent episode surprised scientists: A massive stingray was pulled out of the Mekong River by ...

BANGKOK (AP) — The world’s largest recorded freshwater fish, a giant stingray, has been caught in the Mekong River in Cambodia, according to scientists from the Southeast Asian nation and the ...