Those efforts, which resulted in a study published in the journal Biological Conservation, were also enough for the Mekong ...

A giant salmon species that swam the Pacific Ocean millions of years ago may have used its tusk-like teeth for fighting rather than catching prey, according to scientists. Oncorhynchus rastrosus ...

But one thing that’s clear is that they weren’t used for hunting. This giant salmon was a filter feeder that fed on plankton, ...

Several years ago, Cambodian fishermen spotted the giant salmon carp in the Mekong River. Information detailing the discovery that happened between 2020 and last year has now become public.

“The giant salmon carp is like a symbol of the Mekong region,” said Chheana Chhut, a researcher at the Inland Fisheries Research and Development Institute in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. The ...

The Mekong River's giant salmon carp is so elusive that scientists call it the "Mekong ghost." With only 30 recorded sightings since 1991 and none since 2005, many assumed the Cambodian behemoth ...

WASHINGTON — 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 ...

This undated photo provided by Chhut Chheana shows a researcher holding a giant salmon carp Aaptosyax grypus rediscovered in Cambodia. (Chhut Chheana/Wonders of the Mekong via AP) WASHINGTON (AP ...

A giant female Chinook salmon flips on her side in the shallow water and wriggles wildly, using her tail to carve out a nest in the riverbed as her body glistens in the sunlight. In another moment ...