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Giant Stingray, Mekong Giant Catfish Threatened by Mekong Hydropower Dams

August 2nd, 2010 · No Comments

 http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-07-28/giant-stingray-350-kilogram-catfish-threatened-by-mekong-dams-wwf-says.html
 And the report can be found here:
 http://assets.panda.org/downloads/new_river_of_giants_report_14_may_2010_web_version.pdf

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Tags: Cambodia · China · Mekong giant catfish · News · dog-eating catfish · giant stingray

Videos: Giant Stingray, River Catfish, Mekong Giant Catfish, and Chaophraya Catfish

July 20th, 2008 · 3 Comments

Four videos with facts about Mekong megafish species:
http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/player/animals/fish-animals/bony-fish/giant-stingray-ani.html
http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/player/animals/fish-animals/bony-fish/river-catfish-ani.html
http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/player/animals/fish-animals/bony-fish/mekong-giant-catfish-ani.html
http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/player/animals/fish-animals/bony-fish/chao-phraya-ani.html

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Tags: Giant fish facts · Mekong giant catfish · National Geographic · Thailand · dog-eating catfish · giant stingray

Megafishes: Facts, Photos, and Videos

July 20th, 2008 · 2 Comments

National Geographic has created a special site focusing on giant freshwater fish:
http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/megafishes-index.html
Photo galleries, videos, and facts about several giant fish species. 

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Tags: National Geographic · dog-eating catfish · giant stingray