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Man catches 660-pound stingray, the world’s largest freshwater fish in Cambodia
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Man catches 660-pound stingray, the world’s largest freshwater fish in Cambodia

"It's hard to comprehend," a man says after reeling in a 660-pound stingray, the world's largest freshwater fish   According to scientists from Cambodia and the United States, the world's largest freshwater fish, a giant stingray, has been caught in the Mekong River in Cambodia.   According to a statement released Monday by Wonders of the Mekong, a collaborative Cambodian-US research project, the stingray reached about four meters (13 feet) from snout to tail and weighed just under 300 kilograms (660 pounds).   The scientists arrived within hours of receiving the news, and they were astounded by what they found.   In an online interview from the University of Nevada in Reno, Wonders of the Mekong leader Zeb Hogan remarked, "When you see a fish this...