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On the red list

The Mekong giant catfish is listed as critically endangered by the World Conservation Union. The species holds the world record as the largest freshwater fish ever caught, weighing in at 646 pounds (293 kg). But a new dam project planned for Khone Falls threatens the migration of this so-called megafish, according to Zeb Hogan, who heads the National Geographic Society’s Megafishes Project.

COMPLIED BY ROHINI RAMAKRISHNAN

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