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) ...

Fish experts believe the giant stingray, such as this one in Cambodia's Mekong River, is the largest freshwater species on Earth. This specimen measured more than 13 feet (4 meters) long.

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 ...

Endangered sawfish spinning, dying off coast of Florida 04:07. Six critically endangered Mekong giant catfish — one of the largest and rarest freshwater fish in the world — were caught and ...

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 ...

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

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

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