See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. The Mekong River "ghost fish", believed to have been extinct, has been ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. STORY: "Some of the largest and rarest fish, freshwater fish anywhere on Earth occur on the Mekong River." But a new report says ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This undated photo provided by Chhut Chheana shows a researcher holding a giant salmon carp Aaptosyax grypus rediscovered in ...

The ‘megafish’ living in southeast Asia’s Mekong River once faced extinction. A new rapid response system is helping reverse their dire outlook.

One-fifth of fish species in the Mekong river face the threat of extinction, according to a new report from a coalition of regional and international environmental groups. The Mekong -- among the ...

One of the world's most diverse rivers is under threat. Thousands of different species live in the Mekong River, which flows for almost 5,000 kilometers through much of southeast Asia. Some of the ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. An extremely rare species of carp nicknamed the "Mekong Ghost" that had ...

The underwater giants can grow up to three metres long and weigh up to 300 kilograms, or as heavy as a grand piano.

Fishermen catch fish in the Mekong River in Champasak Province, Laos, July 10, 2026. Champasak Province in southern Laos is ...

A fishermen near the Khone Phapheng Falls (Khone Falls) along the Mekong River in Laos. In my previous post, I summarized many of the superlatives of fish and fisheries from the Mekong River in ...

BANGKOK, March 4 (Reuters) - Unsustainable development threatens the health and diverse fish populations of the Mekong river, with one-fifth of fish species in Southeast Asia's main artery facing ...

A huge fish in the Mekong River thought to be extinct has been spotted three times in recent years. "The giant salmon carp is like a symbol of the Mekong region," said Chheana Chhut, a researcher at ...