The river catfish may be overshadowed by its famed cousin, the Mekong giant catfish, which shares the same river system in Southeast Asia. But this less celebrated species is a remarkable fish in ...

Despite its gargantuan size, but also because of it, the giant catfish lives a tenuous existence in the murky waters of its native river, Southeast Asia’s Mekong, where its numbers have ...

The Mekong giant catfish is woven into the region's cultural fabric, depicted in 3,000-year-old cave paintings, revered in folklore and considered a symbol of the river, whose fisheries feed ...

The Mekong giant catfish is woven into the region’s cultural fabric, depicted in 3,000-year-old cave paintings, revered in folklore and considered a symbol of the river, whose fisheries feed ...

The Mekong giant catfish is woven into the region’s cultural fabric, depicted in 3,000-year-old cave paintings, revered in folklore and considered a symbol of the river, whose fisheries feed ...

Affectionally referred to as the “Mother of Water,” the Mekong River, one of the most important rivers in the world, boasts the world's largest freshwater fish not seen in the U.S. or outside of ...

The Mekong River itself boasts of rare and amazing wildlife such as the freshwater Irrawaddy dolphin, the giant Mekong catfish, giant freshwater stingray, Cantor’s giant softshell turtles and many ...