Jeremy Wade lands the largest freshwater fish in the world: the Mekong giant catfish... but what he catches in only one-tenth the maximum length for this species.
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River Monsters: A Tiny Mekong Giant Catfish
Jeremy Wade lands the largest freshwater fish in the world: the Mekong giant catfish... but what he catches in only one-tenth the maximum length for this species.
Added: Mar 26, 2010
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