Giant Catfish of Mekong River, World’s Largest Freshwater Fish
Monday, November 26, 2007
The giant catfish of the Mekong River is the world's largest freshwater fish. It is capable of reaching 10 feet (3 meters) in length and 650 pounds (295 kilograms). It live mainly in the lower half of the Mekong River system, in Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam. Once plentiful throughout the Mekong basin, it's population have dropped by 95 percent due to overfishing. Link
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Hope they succeed rescuing this specie.Beautiful fish.