Cambodian Catches World’s Largest Recorded Freshwater Fish

A team of Cambodian and American scientists and researchers, along with Fisheries Administration officials, prepare to release a giant freshwater stingray back into the Mekong River in the northeastern province of Stung Treng, Cambodia, on June 14, 2022. Chhut Chheana/Wonders of the Mekong via AP

BANGKOK—The world’s largest recorded freshwater fish, a giant stingray, has been caught in the Mekong River in Cambodia, according to scientists from the Southeast Asian nation and the United States.

The stingray, captured on June 13, measured almost 4 meters (13 feet) from snout to tail and weighed slightly under 300 kilograms (660 pounds), according to a statement Monday by Wonders of the Mekong, a joint Cambodian–U.S. research project.