The Mekong River "ghost fish", believed to have been extinct, has been sighted three times in recent years, according to a new report published on Monday.

The Mekong giant catfish, one of the largest species in the river, is also seldom spotted. Freshwater megafauna—animals that can grow to over 200 lbs—have declined by 97 percent in Asia since ...

One-fifth of fish species in the Mekong river face the threat of extinction, according to a new report from a coalition of regional and international environmental groups. The Mekong -- among the ...

The Mekong River is the longest river in Southeast Asia. It flows through China, Myanmar, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia, and Vietnam. It's also home to more than 1,100 species of fish.

Endangered sawfish spinning, dying off coast of Florida 04:07. Six critically endangered Mekong giant catfish — one of the largest and rarest freshwater fish in the world — were caught and ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — A huge fish in the Mekong River thought to be extinct has been spotted three times in recent years. “The giant salmon carp is like a symbol of the Mekong region,” said ...

Recent sightings of the “Mekong ghost” fish in Cambodia offer hope for a creature once presumed extinct. The giant salmon carp, so named because it resembles a large salmon, had not been ...

Last year, a fisher caught the world’s largest freshwater fish, a Mekong giant stingray, in the Mekong River in Cambodia. After tracking the fish for a year, researchers are publishing research about ...

BANGKOK, March 4 (Reuters) - Unsustainable development threatens the health and diverse fish populations of the Mekong river, with one-fifth of fish species in Southeast Asia's main artery facing ...

With the last confirmed sighting in 2005, “this species of fish seems to have disappeared from the Mekong region for decades,” said Chheana, who is a co-author of a study published online ...