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Question: What is the biggest freshwater fish in the world?
Answer: The Mekong giant catfish is the largest freshwater fish in the wild, weighing in at more than 600 pounds and reaching lengths of nearly 10 feet. It shows one of the fastest growth rates of any fish in the world, reaching more than 450 pounds in six years. This fish migrates enormous distances upstream to spawn. Unfortunately, the species is facing a population decline due to overfishing, habitat destruction and unsustainable/uncoordinated infrastructure and dams. WWF works in the greater Mekong to protect the river basin and the species that rely on it for survival.
(Source: World Wildlife Organization, 16 Mar 2021)
Source Link: https://www.worldwildlife.org/stories/funky-freshwater-fish