Giant freshwater stingray - Wikipedia
The giant freshwater stingray (Urogymnus polylepis, also widely known by the junior synonym Himantura chaophraya) is a species of stingray in the family Dasyatidae. It is found in large rivers and estuaries in Southeast Asia and Borneo, though historically it may have been more widely distributed in South and Southeast Asia. The widest ...
Giant freshwater stingray, facts and photos - National Geographic
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 ...
Enormous stingray sets world record for largest freshwater fish
2022年6月20日 · Guinness World Records certified the milestone on June 24, declaring the Koh Preah stingray to be the largest freshwater fish on record. It also announced that giant freshwater stingrays are...
Giant freshwater stingray - Facts, Diet, Habitat & Pictures
The giant freshwater stingray (Urogymnus polylepis, also widely known by the junior synonym Himantura chaophraya) is a species of stingray in the family Dasyatidae. It is found in large rivers and estuaries in Southeast Asia and Borneo, though historically it may have been more widely distributed in South and Southeast Asia.
Giant Freshwater Stingray | National Geographic - YouTube
2009年6月4日 · Unknown to science until 1990, the giant freshwater stingray is an elusive creature that inhabits deep rivers in Southeast Asia, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Nor...
Giant Freshwater Stingray Recognized by Guinness World Record …
2023年11月17日 · It’s official: a 661-pound (300-kilo) stingray discovered last year in Cambodia is the largest freshwater fish ever recorded, a Guinness World Records adjudicator announced on Tuesday, November 14, 2023.
Giant freshwater stingray - WWF
At half the length of a bus, the gargantuan freshwater stingray may be the largest fish swimming in freshwater on Earth today. At more than half a ton in size, large stingrays have been known to pull boats up and down rivers and even underwater.
This giant stingray could be world's biggest freshwater fish
2019年12月24日 · Residents of Bungin, a fishing village in South Sumatra, hold up the dried skin of the giant freshwater stingray they say weighted nearly 880 pounds when caught. Zeb Hogan, a fish biologist at...
A Giant Stingray May Be the World’s Largest Freshwater Fish
2022年6月20日 · For 17 years, Zeb Hogan, a biologist, has been searching for the world’s largest freshwater fish. On June 13, his team found it — a giant freshwater stingray, or Urogymnus polylepis. The ray,...
ADW: Himantura chaophraya: INFORMATION
Giant freshwater stingrays are found in the large river systems of Thailand, including the Mekong, Chao Phraya, Nan, Bang Kapong, Prachin Buri, and Tapi River basins. They are also found in the Kinabatangan River in Malaysia, as well as the island of Borneo (in the Mahakam River).