The Mekong giant catfish (Pangasianodon gigas; Thai: ปลาบึก, RTGS: pla buek, pronounced [plāː bɯ̀k]; Khmer: ត្រីរាជ / trəy riec /; Vietnamese: cá tra dầu), is a large, threatened species of …

Nov 23, 2015 · A journal article recently published by a prominent fish taxonomist offers a unique perspective on the fish species of Laos by contrasting the fish biodiversity of two major …

Nov 30, 2016 · The Mekong River flowing through Luang Prabang, Laos. This great Southeast Asian river is home to unknown numbers of Critically Endangered Mekong giant catfish …

May 27, 2024 · The Mekong giant catfish, the largest freshwater fish species, is native to the Mekong River and undertakes extensive migrations for spawning. Currently, it is restricted to …

This catfish species is now only found in the mainstream of the lower Mekong River in Myanmar, Lao, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam. It used to be relatively common further north along the …

See also Category:Fish of the Mekong Basin for species in the Mekong River Basin that could potentially occur in Laos. This category has only the following subcategory. The following 122 …

The Guinness Book of World Records lists the Mekong giant catfish (Pangasianodon gigas) as the Earth’s largest freshwater fish. Reaching a maximum length of 3 metres and weighing up …

Nov 6, 2018 · The main fish species for culture as preferred by fish farmers, are silver carp (Hypophthalmichthys molitrix), big head carp (Aristichthys nobilis), grass carp (Ctenopharyn …

Conservation of the Mekong giant catfish and its spawning sites in Northern Thailand and Laos. WWF will implement a study to identify the more exact position of the spawning sites and the …

Huay Xai is also a major fishing ground for the phla beuk, (Pangasianodon Gigas) or giant catfish - the biggest freshwater fish in the world (two-three meteres in length and weighing up to 300 …