Anglers in Thailand have caught and released a massive stingray that could be the largest freshwater fish ever landed. The light-brown stingray, which resembles a vast flying carpet, boasts an 8-foot wingspan and measures 14 feet from head to tail. Its weight was estimated, using a time-tested measurement formula, at between 750 and 800 pounds.
Jeff Corwin, host of ABC’s “Ocean Mysteries with Jeff Corwin,” was the main angler, but others helped battle the stingray during a two-hour struggle in the Maekong River. After its capture, the stingray was guided to a shallow pan, measured and briefly inspected. It was then pushed gently back into the river. Wrote Corwin on Facebook: “Turns out this giant freshwater stingray may be a world record for the largest freshwater fish ever captured!”
