The BBC depresses me again with a story about a unique Chinese fish that’s probably already extinct:

A number of fish species vie for the position of the world’s largest freshwater fish, including the arapaima (Arapaima gigas) of the Amazon river and the Mekong giant catfish (Pangasianodon gigas).

At up to 7m, the Chinese paddlefish (Psephurus gladius) is much longer than [...]