The Mekong giant catfish is the official freshwater heavyweight champion of the world. According to the Guinness Book of Records, a nine-foot-long individual caught in northern Thailand in 2005 ...

each -- before releasing them back into their river habitat. The survival of the giant catfish -- one of the largest and rarest freshwater fish in the world -- underscores the urgent need to ...

Fishermen smiled alongside officials from Cambodia's Fisheries Administration (CFA) as they held up the two-metre-long creatures -- weighing up to 130 kilograms (287 pounds) each -- before releasing ...

and to eventually restore aquatic communities. Arend, K. K. et al. Seasonal and interannual effects of hypoxia on fish habitat quality in central Lake Erie. Freshwater Biology 56, 366-383 (2011).

“The Endangered Species Act is the most effective tool available to save plants and animals from extinction, so it’s good news that these special North Carolina creek critters now have the habitat ...