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    Posted: 26-Feb-2009 at 13:56
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Wow. That is one mean looking ray. Check out some photos here:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1153982/World-record-British-angler-lands-55-stone-stingray-thats-FIVE-TIMES-weight.html?ITO=1490
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Its monsterous size is beyond my imagination !
 
I've eaten freshly cooked stingray on a family vacation trip in Thailand ( 1970's ).
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Interesting. By the way Count, the wonderfully intellectual statement made by your signature has a grammatical error in it. Oh, the irony.
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Dolphin is right Count, change that signature you giant inflatable hot dog.
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Which species was that stingray?
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Jams, I had a look into it and apparently it's a 'Freshwater Whipray'. Turns out it can even be found in Northern Aus...which is an interesting prospect.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freshwater_whipray

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Thanks. "this species was only formally described in 1989" Strange!
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Hi Count,
 
You sent me a very abusive PM yet have blocked me from sending messages back to you, as a result I have to post this here. Learn to use some bloody punctuation.
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The most impressive freshwater fish are still the giant catfish methinks. They look rather more epic somehow. Ever seen the big plaice (plural?) that have been caught at sea?
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No I haven't, Dolphin...how big exactly?
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Dolphin, do you mean exactly "Plaice"? The red spotted flatfish?
There are much bigger flatfish than plaice, and the biggest is the Halibut, they can be huge:
 
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wowww! i want one of this giant rays :D
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There are some really impressive freshwater fishes in the world:
 
One is the big European catfish (Silurus glanis):
 
 
 
 
Also the Siamese catfish, Pla Bleuk (Pangasianodon gigas) is rather impressive:
 
 
 
 
 
The Arapaima (Arapaima gigas) from the Amazon region is also really big:
 
 
 
 
An impressive cyprinid is the Siamese giant carp  (Catlocarpio siamensis) from Thailand:
 
 
 
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