| Pangasius pangasius | |
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| Pangasius pangasius in Thailand | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Pangasiidae |
| Genus: | Pangasius |
| Species: | P. pangasius |
| Binomial name | |
| Pangasius pangasius (Hamilton, 1822) | |
Pangasius pangasius, the Pangas catfish, is a species of shark catfish native to fresh and brackish waters of Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, and Pakistan.[1][2] It has also been introduced to Cambodia and Vietnam. This species grows to a standard length of 3 metres (9.8 ft). This species is important as a food fish.[2] It is one of only two species of Pangasius native to South Asia, the other being P. silasi from the Krishna River.[3]
See also
- Pangasius bocourti or basa fish, important food fish with an international market
References
- ^ a b Pal, M. (2010). "Pangasius pangasius". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2010: e.T166404A6201771. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T166404A6201771.en. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). "Pangasius pangasius" in FishBase. February 2012 version.
- ^ Dwivedi, Arvind K.; Braj Kishor Gupta; Rajeev K. Singh; Vindhya Mohindra; Suresh Chandra; Suresh Easawarn; Joykrushna Jena; and Kuldeep K. Lal (2017). Cryptic Diversity in the Indian Clade of the Catfish Family Pangasiidae Resolved by the Description of A New Species. Hydrobiologia. doi:10.1007/s10750-017-3198-z