Largest Freshwater Fish: Other Fish 9. Humpback Mahseer. The rod-and-reel, 130-pound record Mussullah Mahseer was caught in the Cauvery River in India. (Photo/Heinz Machacek) ...

Few freshwater fish can match the size of the Mekong giant catfish, which can exceed 10 feet and weigh over 660 pounds. Native to the Mekong River, this gentle giant feeds on plankton rather than ...

A striking, silver-colored fish commonly kept as an aquarium pet has been hiding in plain sight in the Philippines' largest ...

The Deduru Oya reservoir in northwestern Sri Lanka has long been a favorite fishing spot for angler Ishanka Dissanayaka. In ...

At first glance, Africa’s wetlands - its shimmering lakes and winding rivers - appear to teem with life. But beneath the ...

An estimated 26 per cent of Africa’s freshwater fish species are threatened (including those assessed as Critically ...

Ateneo biologists have confirmed the presence of the invasive tinfoil barb (Barbonymus schwanefeldii) in Laguna de Bay, ...

A striking, silver-colored fish commonly kept as an aquarium pet has been hiding in plain sight in the Philippines’ largest ...