Mekong villagers land heaviest ever freshwater fish

Reuters ^ | 20 June 2022 | Kwang Jiraporn Kuhakan

[DUMBGRUNT]

It was this big!

[Rebelbase]

Wow. One that big would have sunk Steve Irwin’s boat.

[Carriage Hill]

Looks like NCC 1701 Starship Enterprise!

[Bratch]

[Sacajaweau]

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

[SamAdams76]

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

[Seruzawa]

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?

[Waverunner]

The parents will be armed with RayGuns.
that shoot frickin laser beams.

[lee martell]

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?

[jimwatx]

“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?

[Vigilanteman]

Only if they get far enough past the estuary to get in fresh water.

[DUMBGRUNT]

—”If you cook it properly, it will taste like scallops.”

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

[DUMBGRUNT]

—”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.

[DUMBGRUNT]

—” Do they really taste like chicken?”

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

[DUMBGRUNT]

—”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

[Dusty Road]

That’s far from the worlds heaviest freshwater fish.

[dainbramaged]

Who knew stingrays were a freshwater fish?
There are fresh water sting rays and salt water sting rays.

[EEGator]

[jimwatx]

I learn something new every day.

[dfwgator]

You should’ve seen the one that got away!