The giant freshwater stingray may be the world’s largest ... population exists in the upper part of Cambodian section of the Mekong River, it appears the rays no longer inhabit some parts ...

Thousands of different species live in the Mekong River ... including the largest freshwater fish, the giant freshwater stingray, and the giant barb, a carp that can weigh as much as 300 kilograms.

Numbers of Irrawaddy dolphins -- which once swam through much of the mighty Mekong -- have dwindled despite efforts to preserve them. In 2022, Cambodian fishermen got a shock when they inadvertently ...

Besides overfishing and plastic pollution, the Mekong River Basin has been ... when they inadvertently hooked an endangered giant freshwater stingray four metres (13 feet) long and weighing ...

Among the releases were 16 Mekong giant catfish, 33 giant barb, one giant freshwater stingray, 23 giant softshell turtles, 40 Royal turtles and 44 sea turtles. It noted that the public have also ...