The giant fish known as the Mekong River monster is in danger of extinction because of the eradicating behavior of humans.
According to Boredom Therapy, the Mekong giant catfish is a very large fish commonly found around the Mekong River basin in Southeast Asia.(Photo: OT Library).
Although this large fish is known by locals as a monster from many centuries ago, scientists have very little information about them.(Photo: Facebook / Sportex Italia).
Currently, the Mekong giant catfish rarely appears.Scientists have not yet identified their resident areas and behavior.(Photo: Boredom Therapy).
Due to excessive hunting, fish species only survive in small flocks in the central part of the Mekong River.(Photo: Boredom Therapy).
They grow very fast.Adults can reach a weight of nearly 350kg and are longer than three meters.(Photo: National Geographic / Zeb Hogan).
With its size and weight, the Mekong giant catfish is among the world's largest freshwater fish species.(Photo: Facebook).
The food of this fish is quite strange.In the early years, they only eat plankton.As adults, they primarily eat algae growing on submerged rocks and sometimes eat even doves.(Photo: Wordpress).
The Mekong giant catfish is included in the list of critically endangered animals with a decline of more than 80% in the past 14 years.(Photo: Wordpress).
The giant Mekong catfish is in danger of extinction because the local government cannot stop fishermen from catching this fish.(Photo: Wordpress).
If the authorities do not have tough measures to protect in time, the Mekong giant catfish may be just a legend.(Photo: Wordpress).
