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Giant Stingray

Photo: Zeb Hogan in Cambodia with giant stingray
Fish experts believe the giant stingray, such as this one in Cambodia's Mekong River, is the largest freshwater species on Earth. This specimen measured more than 13 feet (4 meters) long.
Photograph courtesy Zeb Hogan

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Photo Gallery: Megafishes

From sturgeon to taimen, giant freshwater fish are some of the most rare and vulnerable species on Earth.

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News Series: Megafishes

Join National Geographic News on the trail with Zeb Hogan as he tracks down and studies real-life "Loch Ness monsters."

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Dive beneath the surface of rivers, lakes, and oceans, and see the world of fish from a new perspective.

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Giant Stingrays Found Near Thai City

See pictures of the giant freshwater stingray that was caught in the Bang Pakong River in Thailand.

Photo: A giant freshwater stingray captured by fishermen from the Cambodian Mekong in April 2008

Video: Giant Freshwater Stingray

Unknown to science until 1990, the giant freshwater stingray is an elusive creature that inhabits deep rivers in Southeast Asia, Indonesia, Malaysia, and northern Australia.

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