A 661-pound giant freshwater stingray caught in the Mekong River in Cambodia may be the largest freshwater fish ever recorded.
In a post by Wonders of the Mekong, the female Mekong giant stingray was named "Boramy" which means "full moon" in Khmer.
“The 661-pound endangered giant freshwater stingray surpasses the current record holder, a 646-pound Mekong giant catfish that was caught in Thailand in 2005,” it said.
“This is an astonishing, globally significant event and one that also holds deeper meaning because many species of giant freshwater fish face extinction. Indeed, another contender for largest fish, the Chinese paddlefish, was officially declared extinct in 2020,” it added.
The group also assured that the stingray was safely released back into the river.
“The stingray was fitted with an acoustic tag which will allow the team to track its movements for the next year,” it said.
The tag includes an array of 36 listening devices deployed along the Mekong and the 3S Rivers --- Sekong, Sesan, and Srepok — that will enable biologists to learn more about the creature’s elusive behavior, the Wonders of the Mekong said.