Chasing Giants In Search Of The Worlds Largest Freshwater Fish Zeb Hogan Stefan Lovgren by Zeb Hogan & Stefan Lovgren instant download after payment.

Available April 25, 2023!
Join Zeb Hogan, host of the National Geographic television show Monster Fish, on the science adventure of a lifetime.
On May 1, 2005, a Thai fisherman caught a truly monstrous Mekong giant catfish. At 646 pounds, it captured the world's attention, and with awe and wonder, it was deemed the largest freshwater fish on record. There was no denying its size, but when biologist and research associate professor Hogan saw a photo of the fish, he wondered if it really was the biggest in the world. To his surprise, no one had systematically sought to answer the question: Which of the giant freshwater species really was the largest?
Seeking to answer that question has brought Hogan face to face with massive arapaima and piranha in the Amazon, alligator gar in Texas, pigeon-eating wels catfish in France, stingrays in Cambodia, and the gnarled-toothed sawfish in Australia. Part of his scientific adventure has...