The current record holder for the world's largest freshwater fish is the Mekong River giant catfish.
It is a giant catfish native to the Mekong River in Southeast Asia. It is currently the largest freshwater fish recorded in the world. A giant Mekong catfish caught in northern Thailand in 2005 was 2.7 meters long and weighed 293 kilograms.
Unlike the fierce European catfish, the Mekong giant catfish is herbivorous, so it has a flat mouth and small, thin teeth. The average lifespan ranges from 30 years to 30 years. Due to overfishing, water pollution and upstream Build dams and get close to destruction.
The Mekong River giant catfish is considered the most endangered fish in Southeast Asia, and the World Conservation Union has added it to the list of endangered species.
</p>
</p>