National Geographic: Large Freshwater Fish

[chadc]

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/...es/giant-fishes/index.html?email=Inside3Aug07

A story on the attempts to document Large freshwater fish and their habitats and why they are declinging in numbers. Some great photos too, Had no idea freshwater stingrays could be 2.4 metres across and 600 kilograms, or there were giant barbs of 300kgs or so!!!!

Anyway, thought it may be of interest to one of two of you.

Chad

 

[flapper12]

That is awesome! That ray is HUGE!

 

[ddyerfamily]

Thanks that was cool

 

[dmopar74]

that was the ugliest and coolest barb i have ever seen. its scales were huge!

 

[Bderick67]

Wow some real monsters there.

 

[JD7.62]

Thats awesome.

I do think the population of paddlefish is WELL over the 1300 they said was estimated!!

Our mods should get them in touch with this site! There are some people here I believe that could actually be helpful!

 

[ewurm]

It's nice to see someone looking after the wild monsters. BTW, why are some of those monsters not seen here?

 

[ShadowBass]

Thats awesome.

I do think the population of paddlefish is WELL over the 1300 they said was estimated!!

Our mods should get them in touch with this site! There are some people here I believe that could actually be helpful!

Maybe they meant just in the Mississippi river basin?

They can't mean total in the U.S, because I know several waterways where there are tons of 'em.

 

[ermgravy]

wow never seen a pic down a gigas mouth whilst is open before thats huge!!! thanks for the link!

 

[Mystix212]

This was the best link posted in quite a while.