The record setter in the image above was recently caught on reel in a freshwater river in Thailand. Giant freshwater rays occur in Southeast Asia and Northern Australia and it is unclear whether or not this species can venture into saltwater for extended periods of time. The mammoth specimen was 6.6 feet across by almost 7 feet long and it was captured and released as part of a NatGeo program covering megafishes.
Giant Stingray caught and released in Thailand
Jake Adams
Jake Adams has been an avid marine aquarist since the mid 90s and has worked in the retail side of the marine aquarium trade for more than ten years. He has a bachelor’s degree in Marine Science and has been the managing editor of ReefBuilders.com since 2008. Jake is interested in every facet of the marine aquarium hobby from the concepts to the technology, rare fish to exotic corals, and his interests are well documented through a very prolific career of speaking to reef clubs and marine aquarium events, and writing articles for aquarium publications across the globe. His primary interest is in corals which Jake pursues in the aquarium hobby as well as diving the coral reefs of the world.
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