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2007 IUCN Red List – 2003 Photo Gallery
Photo © Christoph Scheidegger. Mekong Giant Catfish (Pangasianodon gigas) is Critically Endangered. This species is one of the world's largest freshwater fish, found only in the lower Mekong River Basin. The population has ...
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2007 IUCN Red List – Search
Synonym/s: Pangasius gigas (Chevey, 1931) Common Name/s: English — GIANT CATFISH, MEKONG GIANT CATFISH French — SILURE DE VERRE GÉANT Spanish — SILURO GIGANTE Assessment ... Mekong giant catfish. Wildlife Conservation. 101: 12. Hogan, Z., Pengbun, N. and van Zalinge, N. 2001. Status and conservation of two endangered fish species, the Mekong giant catfish Pangasianodon gigas and the giant ...
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On The Quest For Megafish In The Mekong
He‘s basically hoping to best the world record currently held by the Mekong giant catfish: a 646-pounder caught in Thailand, in 2005. American biologist, Zeb Hogan, assistant research ... including the Mekong, Nile, Mississippi and Amazon rivers. Time is running out, however, due to pollution, overfishing and dam building. The monster Chinese paddlefish and the dog-eating catfish in Southeast ...
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WWF - Mekong
Size 795,000 km2 Length 4,800 km Key species Mekong Giant Catfish, Giant Carp, Mekong Stingray, Irrawaddy Dolphin, Giant Ibis, Siamese Crocodile Livelihood facts Over 60 million people in and around ... for most of the protein in their diets. Related links WWF Living Mekong Programme Mekong River Commission The Mekong River is the tenth largest river in the world with a biological ...
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Florida Museum of Natural History Ichthyology Department
Fish in the News Sharks in the News Recent News 2008 Giant Blue Marlin Found In British Waters For First Time August 9, ... River July 23, 2008 On The Quest For Megafish In The Mekong July 21, 2008 Salmon Threatened With Extinction, Judge Says July 18, ... Not A Roaring Success For Coral Reefs July 16, 2008 Walking Catfish Startle Residents July 16, 2008 Beautiful, Venomous Lionfish Threaten Native Fish ...
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World Records
Biggest Freshwater Fish Pangasius gigas Giant Mekong Catfish Largest Ocean Carnivore Physeter macrocephalus Sperm Whale Largest Invertebrate Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni Colossal Squid Deadliest Creature Chironex fleckeri Sea Wasp, Marine Stinger Giant Jellyfish Cyanea capillata Arctic ...
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biggest freshwater fish |giant catfish | world record catfish | big fish
Biggest Freshwater Fish MEKONG CATFISH Location: Hard to say. Scientists are still researching which species of freshwater fish grow the ... is more than 5 times bigger than the 'world record' catfish caught in North America. This giant catfish inhabits the waters of the Mekong River in China, which flows southward into Southeast Asia. ...
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Zeb Hogan Biography, About Zeb Hogan, Information, Facts -- National Geographic
Hogan warns. "Freshwater biodiversity conservation--including animals like the Mekong catfish, river dolphins, and otters--is every bit as important as the protection of animals like ... science team working on a new project in an area in Mongolia famed for its giant salmon. With the help of international donors, local residents are establishing a concession system ...
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Biologist Zeb Hogan on Catfish Wrangling @ National Geographic Adventure Magazine
Zeb Hogan, featured here. Hogan is also a National Geographic Emerging Explorer. Online Exclusive: Hear Zeb Hogan on National Geographic's World Talk describe the Mekong's giant catfish ... market, they get 50 cents a kilo for a giant catfish. I pay a dollar. My Khmer isn't good ... inched along, killed the engine, and I jumped in. Giant catfish grow weak after fighting a net, and I ...
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WWF - Living Mekong Programme
Asia > Solutions by Region > Greater Mekong > Mekong River Mekong River About the Mekong Species People Floods Threats Our Solutions Road and Floods Projects News Contact Publications Living Mekong Programme The Mekong is one of the ... to that of the Amazon River. But the giant catfish, one of the largest freshwater fish in the world and endemic to the Mekong, appears to be on the brink of ...
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