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Mekong villagers land heaviest ever freshwater fish
Reuters ^ | 20 June 2022 | Kwang Jiraporn Kuhakan

Posted on 06/20/2022 1:28:19 PM PDT by DUMBGRUNT

The world's biggest freshwater fish, a giant stingray, that weighs 661 pounds (300 kilograms) is pictured with International scientists, Cambodian fisheries officials and villagers at Koh Preah island in the Mekong River south of Stung Treng province, Cambodia June 14, 2022

(Excerpt) Read more at reuters.com ...


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It was this big!


1 posted on 06/20/2022 1:28:19 PM PDT by DUMBGRUNT
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Wow. One that big would have sunk Steve Irwin’s boat.


2 posted on 06/20/2022 1:30:47 PM PDT by Rebelbase
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To: DUMBGRUNT

Looks like NCC 1701 Starship Enterprise!


3 posted on 06/20/2022 1:30:55 PM PDT by Carriage Hill (A society grows great when old men plant trees, in whose shade they know they will never sit.)
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4 posted on 06/20/2022 1:33:23 PM PDT by Bratch
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To: DUMBGRUNT

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8rJK5kPYVFY


5 posted on 06/20/2022 1:33:34 PM PDT by Sacajaweau ( )
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To: DUMBGRUNT

If you cook it properly, it will taste like scallops. In this case, a lot of scallops.


6 posted on 06/20/2022 1:35:03 PM PDT by SamAdams76 (3,325,642 active users on Truth Social)
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To: DUMBGRUNT

Yes, but when this one’s mother returns from a trip to Saturn these fishermen are going to be in real trouble. don’t they know that rays are an alien life form?


7 posted on 06/20/2022 1:36:34 PM PDT by Seruzawa ("The Political left is the Garden of Eden of incompetence" - Marx the Smarter (Groucho))
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The parents will be armed with RayGuns.
that shoot frickin laser beams.


8 posted on 06/20/2022 1:48:11 PM PDT by Waverunner (I'd like to welcome our new overlords, say hello to my little friend)
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To: DUMBGRUNT

A. Is this Stingray still alive? How would we know?
B. When they get this big, is that simply due to age and remaining uncaught for a long time?
C. Do they really taste like chicken?


9 posted on 06/20/2022 1:52:27 PM PDT by lee martell
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“freshwater fish”

Who knew stingrays were a freshwater fish? If a shark or porpoise wanders up an estuary do they suddenly become “freshwater fish” too?


10 posted on 06/20/2022 1:58:41 PM PDT by jimwatx
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Only if they get far enough past the estuary to get in fresh water.


11 posted on 06/20/2022 2:11:36 PM PDT by Vigilanteman (The politicized state destroys aspects of civil society, human kindness and private charity.)
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—”If you cook it properly, it will taste like scallops.”

I have heard if, your scallops are all the same size... they are counterfeit...


12 posted on 06/20/2022 2:15:12 PM PDT by DUMBGRUNT ("The enemy has overrun us. We are blowing up everything. Vive la France!"Dien Bien Phu last message)
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—”when this one’s mother returns from a trip to Saturn these fishermen are going to be in real trouble.”

And that is why they returned it to the river.


13 posted on 06/20/2022 2:17:03 PM PDT by DUMBGRUNT ("The enemy has overrun us. We are blowing up everything. Vive la France!"Dien Bien Phu last message)
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—” Do they really taste like chicken?”

Rumor has it, with proper perp can taste like scallops?


14 posted on 06/20/2022 2:19:15 PM PDT by DUMBGRUNT ("The enemy has overrun us. We are blowing up everything. Vive la France!"Dien Bien Phu last message)
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—”Who knew stingrays were a freshwater fish? “

“Most stingrays live in coastal saltwater environments rather than the open ocean, said Stephen Kajiura, professor of biology at Florida Atlantic University. However, there is one species of stingray that lives in open ocean waters, called the pelagic stingray...
How long stingrays live varies greatly by species, Kajiura said. Many live much shorter lives, closer to 6-8 years. Some larger freshwater species, like the giant freshwater stingrays of Southeast Asia, may live 25 years or longer, but scientists don’t know for sure, he said. In general, scientists are most familiar with the life cycles of commercially important fish, but because stingrays aren’t heavily fished, the lifespan of many species remains unknown, he said.”

https://www.livescience.com/what-are-stingrays.html


15 posted on 06/20/2022 2:26:32 PM PDT by DUMBGRUNT ("The enemy has overrun us. We are blowing up everything. Vive la France!"Dien Bien Phu last message)
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To: DUMBGRUNT

That’s far from the worlds heaviest freshwater fish.


16 posted on 06/20/2022 2:26:53 PM PDT by Dusty Road (")
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Who knew stingrays were a freshwater fish?
There are fresh water sting rays and salt water sting rays.
17 posted on 06/20/2022 2:29:56 PM PDT by dainbramaged (What did the cook say when the rat fell into the chowder? "Better luck next time.")
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18 posted on 06/20/2022 2:31:02 PM PDT by EEGator
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To: dainbramaged

I learn something new every day.


19 posted on 06/20/2022 2:32:11 PM PDT by jimwatx
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To: DUMBGRUNT

You should’ve seen the one that got away!


20 posted on 06/20/2022 2:32:17 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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