Three fish species known as ‘sea monsters’ in danger of extinctionVietNamNet Bridge - Ca ho (Catlocarpio siamensis), vo co (Pangaius sannitwongsei) and tra dau (Pangasianodon gigas) living in the Mekong Delta are all large-size fish which can reach 300 kilos in weight and three meters in length. Ca ho (Catlocarpio siamensis), vo co (Pangaius sannitwongsei) and tra dau (Pangasianodon gigas) living in the Mekong Delta are all large-size fish which can reach 300 kilos in weight and three meters in length. Though the fish is big, it only eats aquatic plants to live.It is nearly impossible to find tra dau fish in Vietnam in recent years. In fact, some restaurants in HCMC and Mekong Delta still serve dishes made of tra dau, but analysts say the fish are sourced from Cambodia. Farmers in Mekong Delta sometimes catch the fish weighing 130 kilos.

Source: VietNamNet News February 20, 2017 01:18 UTC