Chasing Giants: In Search of the World's Largest Freshwater Fish

by Zeb Hogan and Stefan Lovgren

Book Overview

Winner of the 2024 Los Angeles Book Festival Award in the Wild Card category

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1647790573
• ISBN13: 9781647790578
• Release Date: April 2023
• Publisher: University of Nevada Press
• Length: 250 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.1" x 9.1"