The giant salmon carp, so named because it resembles a large salmon, had not been documented by science since 2005. But ...

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

Rediscovery of giant salmon carp in Cambodia sparks hope for the rare fish’s survival and efforts to conserve one of the greatest diversity hot spots.

When scientists heard reports that a large, mysterious fish had been caught in Cambodia in 2020, excitement stirred. Could ...

Rediscovery of the elusive giant salmon carp is a call to action for the protection of the Mekong River and its remarkable ...

A researcher works on a giant salmon carp rediscovered in Cambodia.

The elusive giant salmon carp, known as the "Mekong ghost," has been rediscovered in Cambodia after nearly two decades, ...

The "Mekong ghost" has resurfaced. After nearly two decades without a trace, the elusive giant salmon carp (Aaptosyax grypus) ...

Could this be the “Mekong Ghost,” they asked - an elusive fish that hadn’t been seen since 2005 and was feared extinct? Photos of the fish and its telltale identifiers – an odd-shaped ...

A giant fish in Asia’s Mekong River that scientists believed to be extinct has been spotted three times after almost 20 years ...

The giant salmon carp was formally identified in 1991, and since then, fewer than 30 individuals had been documented ...