Endangered, 6 Mekong Massive Catfish Present in Cambodia

MYANMAR – Extra Mekong massive catfish an endangered species used to be came upon in Cambodia after which launched within the hope that the species would live to tell the tale. The Mekong massive catfish is likely one of the biggest and rarest freshwater fish on the earth.

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This massive fish can develop as much as 3 meters in duration and will weigh as much as 300 kg. Mekong fish are best discovered within the Mekong River in Southeast Asia.

Alternatively, over the years, they have got inhabited all of the river which is 4,900 km lengthy. This river starts in Vietnam and leads to Yunnan province in China.

The six massive fish have been discovered inside 5 days. The primary two fish have been discovered within the Tonle Sap River, which is close to the capital Phnom Penh.

On Tuesday (December 10), 4 different massive fish have been came upon by means of fishermen who have been later launched after being known. Two of them are greater than two meters lengthy.

“This can be a hopeful signal that this species isn’t at impending chance of extinction, as it could be in the following few years, which supplies time for conservation actions to be carried out and to proceed to bend the curve clear of decline and towards restoration,” mentioned Dr. Zeb Hogan, a analysis biologist on the College of Nevada Reno who leads the Mekong Wonders mission funded by means of the USA Company for Global Construction, instructed the BBC.

The Cambodian Fisheries Company has tagged and launched greater than 100 fish and got information about how they migrate.

“This knowledge is used to determine migration corridors and give protection to habitat to lend a hand those fish live to tell the tale sooner or later,” added Hogan.

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