February 24, 2009-- Fishers and scientists announced this week
the catch, and release, of what
is likely the world's largest
known freshwater giant stingray .
The giant stingray, weighing
an estimated 550 to 990 pounds
(250 to 450 kilograms) was
reeled in on January 28, 2009,
as part of a National
Geographic expedition in Thailand.
The stingray's body measured
6.6 feet (2 meters) wide by 6.9
feet (2.1) meters long. The tail
was missing. If it had been
there, the ray's total length
would have been between 14.8 and 16.4 feet (4.5 and 5
meters), estimated University
of Nevada Biologist Zeb Hogan.
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