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Basic facts about Giant freshwater stingray: lifespan, distribution and habitat map, lifestyle and social behavior, mating habits, diet and nutrition, population size and status.
Giant freshwater stingray, freshwater whipray. Weight. Up to 600 kg. Discovered in 2004. The Himantura kittipongi freshwater stingray and was first observed in 2004 but was only confirmed as a new species by researchers from WWF-Thailand and the US-based Smithsonian Institute in 2006.
Jun 20, 2022 · A 661-pound giant freshwater stingray, temporarily removed from the water to be weighed, is the largest freshwater fish ever recorded. Local people and researchers worked quickly to measure...
Apr 7, 2023 · The ray, as it turned out, measured 13 feet long and weighed 661 pounds, which Guinness World Records recognized as the largest-ever recorded freshwater fish in 2022. The discovery energized...
Jun 20, 2022 · June 20, 2022. For 17 years, Zeb Hogan, a biologist, has been searching for the world’s largest freshwater fish. On June 13, his team found it — a giant freshwater stingray, or Urogymnus...
May 18, 2022 · By Jason Bittel. Published May 18, 2022 Updated May 23, 2022. Just after dawn on May 5, scientists working along a stretch of the Mekong River in Cambodia released a giant, endangered...
Jun 21, 2022 · June 21, 2022. The record-breaking stingray was caught by a local fisherman. Wonders of the Mekong via Facebook. The world’s largest freshwater fish, a 13-foot-long, 661-pound stingray, has...
