In the slow-motion depths of Southeast Asia's Mekong River lurks the critically endangered Mekong giant catfish, one of the world's biggest freshwater fish. When biologist Zeb Hogan first spied this ...

Today's release of the World Conservation Union (IUCN) updated 2003 Red List of Threatened Species shows that the flagship species of the storied river in Southeast Asia is classified as Critically ...

One of the largest fish in the world, the Mekong giant catfish grows to 10 feet (3 meters). Native to the Mekong, it is critically endangered. Current threats to the Mekong giant catfish include ...

Should we be afraid of the goonch? Perhaps if you knew it by one of its other names — giant devil catfish or man-eating killer catfish — you might be more concerned, especially if you were swimming ...

Bhubaneswar: In a rare and awe-inspiring moment, fishermen in Binika town of Odisha’s Subarnapur district hauled in a massive 100-kg Goonch catfish from the Mahanadi River on Thursday, drawing crowds ...