Grizzly Bear-Size Catfish Caught in Thailand

Grizzly Bear-Size Catfish Caught in Thailand: "Grizzly Bear-Size Catfish Caught in Thailand
James Owen
for National Geographic News
June 29, 2005

View a gallery of exclusive pictures of the giant catfish.

Nearly nine feet long (2.7 meters) and as big as a grizzly bear, a huge catfish caught in northern Thailand may be the largest freshwater fish ever recorded.

Caught last month (May 1) in the Mekong River, a team of fishermen struggled for more than an hour to haul the creature in. It tipped the scales at 646 pounds (293 kilograms)."