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Local residents nicknamed the stingray "Boramy,” or “full moon,” because of its round shape and because the moon was on the horizon when it was freed on June 14.
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They think this may be a spawning hotspot for the species. Researchers say it’s the fourth giant stingray reported in the same area in the past two months, all of them females. We don’t know about its ecology, about its migration patters.” “It’s found throughout Southeast Asia, but we have almost no information about it. Its name, even its scientific name, has changed several times in the last 20 years,” Hogan said. “The giant stingray is a very poorly understood fish.
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The device will send tracking information for the next year, providing unprecedented data on giant stingray behavior in Cambodia. The team that rushed to the site inserted a tagging device near the tail of the mighty fish before releasing it. So about 70% of giant freshwater fish globally are threatened with extinction, and all of the Mekong species.” They’re impacted by things like habitat fragmentation from dams, obviously impacted by overfishing. Cambodian villagers on the Mekong River have caught what researchers say is the worlds biggest. “A lot of these big fish are migratory, so they need large areas to survive. Christened Boramy because of her bulbous shape, the four-metre long female was released back. The giant freshwater stingray ( Urogymnus polylepis). So if they’re fished before they mature, they don’t have a chance to reproduce,” Hogan said. A fisherman in Cambodia snagged the rights to a true fish tale last week, landing what turned out to be the largest freshwater fish ever caught. In particular, scientists fear a major program of dam building in recent years may be seriously disrupting spawning grounds. It is home to several species of giant freshwater fish but environmental pressures are rising. The Mekong River runs through China, Myanmar, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam. “The fact that the fish can still get this big is a hopeful sign for the Mekong River, ” Hogan said, noting that the waterway faces many environmental challenges. The stingray's catch was not just about setting a new record, he said. The 9-foot-6-inch fish was estimated to be 100 years old, and it’s still considered the largest freshwater fish ever caught on a rod-and-reel in North America. government’s international development agency.įreshwater fish are defined as those that spend their entire lives in freshwater, as opposed to giant marine species such as bluefin tuna and marlin, or fish that migrate between fresh and saltwater like the huge beluga sturgeon. The university is partnering with the Cambodian Fisheries Administration and USAID, the U.S. “Yeah, when you see a fish this size, especially in freshwater, it is hard to comprehend, so I think all of our team was stunned,” Wonders of the Mekong leader Zeb Hogan said in an online interview from the University of Nevada in Reno.