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Kwang Jiraporn Kuhakan & Sara Odeen-Isbister

Massive stingray weighing 300kg and 13 feet long is world's BIGGEST freshwater fish

The world's biggest freshwater fish ever recorded - a stingray weighing an impressive 300kg - has been caught by Cambodian villagers on the Mekong River.

The 13 foot long beast, christened Boramy, which means "full moon" in the Kmer language, a nod to her bulbous shape, took around a dozen men to haul to shore.

She was released back into the river after bein electronically tagged to allow scientists - who have confirmed her as a record breaker - to monitor her movement and behaviour.

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