A giant "ghost fish" salmon carp in Asia's Mekong River that scientists believed to be extinct has been spotted three times after almost 20 years, according to a new study.

In an exciting development for conservationists, the giant salmon carp, a critically endangered species once thought to be extinct, has been spotted in the Mekong River for the first time in ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — A huge fish in the Mekong River thought to be extinct has been spotted three times in recent years.

“I’ve been looking for it since then, kind of fascinated by it because it’s a very unusual giant fish,” Hogan said. “I thought it was probably extinct, and so to hear that it had been ...

The WWF estimates that 19 percent of more than 1,100 fish species in the Mekong River are endangered.. Had the Mekong giant salmon carp gone extinct, it would have been the first of the river’s ...

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 Chheana Chhut, a researcher ...

“I’ve been looking for it since then, kind of fascinated by it because it’s a very unusual giant fish,” Hogan said. “I thought it was probably extinct, and so to hear that it had been ...

“I’ve been looking for it since then, kind of fascinated by it because it’s a very unusual giant fish,” Hogan said. “I thought it was probably extinct, and so to hear that it had been ...

(CNN) — When scientists heard reports that a large, mysterious fish had been caught in Cambodia in 2020, excitement stirred. Could this be the “Mekong Ghost,” they asked - an elusive fish ...

There’s a lot researchers still don’t know, like how many giant salmon carp actually exist or where those populations reside. The three fish that were found between 2020 and 2023 were found ...