What a whopper! 70Kg Giant Dragon Fish Found Dead (Video)

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Cambodia News, Siem Reap Province: Recently, there was a lot of sharing on Facebook showing a giant dragon fish, which died in the Angkor Wat temple area, causing a surprise.
According to a post on Chantha Sem's Facebook account, the giant fish weighed about 70 kilograms and the cause of death was not immediately clear. Authorities are investigating.
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According to a post on Chantha Sem's Facebook account, the giant fish weighed about 70 kilograms and the cause of death was not immediately clear. Authorities are investigating.
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Clear from the picture, died from fainting.
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It's an Arapaima, native to South America. I've seen a few captive ones here.
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501179919/ ... gkor-pond/
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John Bingham wrote: ↑Fri Nov 04, 2022 10:46 am It's an Arapaima, native to South America. I've seen a few captive ones here.
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501179919/ ... gkor-pond/
These fish seem to make headlines every year or two when they are found dead in the barays in angkor complex
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Apsara Authority Bans the Release Of Non-Local Fish at Angkor Wat
Cambodia News (Siem Reap): On the afternoon of 4 November 2022, the APSARA Authority issued a press release reminding the public of the permanent ban on the release of the Arapaima fish into the waters of the Angkor Archeological Area.

This press release was made after the environmental cleanup team Sanitation of APSARA Authority spotted a large dead Arapaima fish on the river bank in the Angkor Wat grounds. The Arapaima is a freshwater fish native to the South American Amazon, and because it preys on smaller fish, releasing such species into the eco-system may be detrimental to Cambodian native fish.

According to the conclusions of the fisheries experts, the dead Arapaima fish died of natural causes, and after a post mortem examination it was buried in the grounds of Angkor Wat.
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