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In search of the world's largest freshwater fish – the wonderfully weird giants lurking in Earth's rivers

  • Written by Stefan Lovgren, Research Scientist in River Ecosystems, University of Nevada, Reno
imageAlligator gar can grow to gargantuan sizes.Zeb Hogan

Rivers have been the lifeblood of human civilization throughout history, and yet we know surprisingly little about what lives in many of them – including the giant creatures that prowl their depths.

While we know the biggest animal in the ocean is the blue whale and the largest marine fish...

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