What Happened to Boramy? In Khmer, Boramy means ‘full moon’. More than that, she measured 13 feet long from snout to tail, making Boramy the largest freshwater fish ever discovered. The stingray, who locals named ‘Boramy’, which means ‘full moon’ in Khmer, weighed in at a whopping 661 pounds. The previous record for world’s largest freshwater fish was a Mekong giant catfish that weighed 646 pounds. But, this female stingray isn’t just large, she’s exceptionally large. The stingray on the end of his line turned out to be a Mekong giant freshwater stingray-the largest species of freshwater fish on Earth. On June 13, 2022, a Cambodian fisherman named Moul Thun unwittingly reeled in a creature larger than any other previously discovered freshwater fish. It was released back into the wild after being fitted with a tag /tZn5zSdzbH- AFP News Agency JThe previous record holder was a Mekong giant catfish that weighed 646 pounds the new record holder weighs 661 pounds. The World’s Largest Freshwater Fish-Caught in 2022Ī fisherman on the Mekong river in Cambodia has hooked the biggest freshwater fish ever recorded, scientists say. We’ll learn about the greatest threats to these river giants, and what you can do to help ensure they don’t disappear. We’ll learn more about giant freshwater stingrays, and how their numbers are indicative of the overall health of the extremely biodiverse Mekong River. Let’s take a closer look at the new record holder for largest freshwater fish ever discovered. Few freshwater fish can compare to the largest giant stingrays pulled from the Mekong River in Cambodia and Thailand. Stingrays live in both fresh and saltwater they’re closely related to sharks. But, as of 2022, we have a new record holder for the largest freshwater fish ever caught-a Mekong giant stingray. In fact, the previous record-holder was a Mekong giant catfish that weighed 646 pounds, caught in 2005. But, the world’s largest freshwater fish ever captured looks nothing like a trout or a salmon.

There are around 30 species of giant freshwater fish in the world.

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