Tracking the World’s Largest Salmon With Sonar

I bet taimen was not what came to mind after reading that headline.

These fish, more widely known as taimen (“TIE-men”), split early from the salmon evolutionary tree.  These ancient fish are found only in Asia. One characteristic certainly sets them apart from all others in the great salmon family – they are the biggest, capable of reaching over 2 meters (6 feet) in length and living over 30 years.

LINK (via National Geographic)