3-foot-long river creature with ‘sharp’ teeth discovered as new species in Vietnam
During their surveys, the team found several unfamiliar-looking brown eels, the study said. They took a closer look at the ...
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Giant stingray, giant salmon carp proposed for endangered list
The giant freshwater stingray (urogymnus polylepis) was classified as globally endangered on the IUCN Red List in 2021. An ...
3-foot-long river creature with ‘large’ teeth found in Vietnam. It’s a new species
Researchers said they named the new species “cuulongensis” after the Vietnamese name “cửu long,” which means “nine dragons” ...
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After an Absence of 15 Years, ‘Ghost Fish’ Reappears
In 2020, a fisherman in Cambodia caught a ginormous fish but did not know what it was. Rumors that the Mekong ghost still lurked in the river started to form. When researchers analyzed photos of ...
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Harnessing the Mekong or Killing It?
But as China completed one, then two, and then seven dams upstream, the few hundred residents of Ban Pak Ing saw the Mekong change. The sudden fluctuations in water levels interfere with fish ...
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Vietnam’s Mekong Delta benefits from UK-led £3.5m project on sustainable aquaculture
The University of Stirling in Scotland is leading a £3.5m project to support sustainable aquaculture in Vietnam’s Mekong ...
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Is Basa Fish Safe To Eat Or Should You Avoid It?
Also known as swai and river cobbler, basa is a type of catfish native to the Mekong and Chao Phraya rivers in Southeast Asia ...
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The Global Water Center
regional and global Mekong-based organizations, details the extraordinary variety of fish species in the Mekong river. These dazzlingly diverse fishes are critical for the health, food security and ...