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Pangasianodon gigas
Pangasianodon gigas, a member of the family Pangasiidae


 
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PronouncedPANG Assie Iday
Family Common NameShark Catfishes
FeaturesOnly two pairs of barbels, large eyes and always a mid-water inhabitant.
Common NamesIridescent Shark, Paroon Shark
SizeSmallest 182 mm, largest 3000 mm, average 1147mm, most commonly 3000mm. All SL.
SpeciesThere are 21 "species" in 4 genera in the database
Keepers0 species (0.0%) are being kept by registered keepers.
DistributionAsia

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Hop to next section Top Five Genera (by keepers)
1.Helicophagus3 species(0 keepers)
2.Pangasianodon2 species(0 keepers)
3.Pangasius14 species(0 keepers)
4.Pseudolais2 species(0 keepers)
Hop to next section Alphabetic Species List
(Chronological | Most Kept | Most Bred)
1.
Helicophagus leptorhynchusHelicophagus leptorhynchus
(i:2, k:0, b:0)
2.
Helicophagus typusHelicophagus typus
(i:1, k:0, b:0)
3.Helicophagus waandersii(i:0, k:0, b:0)
4.
Pangasianodon gigasPangasianodon gigas
(i:19, k:0, b:0)
5.
Pangasianodon hypophthalmusPangasianodon hypophthalmus
(i:16, k:0, b:0)
6.
Pangasius bocourtiPangasius bocourti
(i:6, k:0, b:0)
7.
Pangasius conchophilusPangasius conchophilus
(i:6, k:0, b:0)
8.Pangasius djambal(i:0, k:0, b:0)
9.
Pangasius elongatusPangasius elongatus
(i:2, k:0, b:0)
10.
Pangasius icariaPangasius icaria
(i:2, k:0, b:0)
11.
Pangasius krempfiPangasius krempfi
(i:1, k:0, b:0)
12.
Pangasius larnaudiiPangasius larnaudii
(i:7, k:0, b:0)
13.
Pangasius macronemaPangasius macronema
(i:6, k:0, b:0)
14.Pangasius mahakamensis(i:0, k:0, b:0)
15.
Pangasius mekongensisPangasius mekongensis
(i:2, k:0, b:0)
16.
Pangasius nasutusPangasius nasutus
(i:4, k:0, b:0)
17.
Pangasius pangasiusPangasius pangasius
(i:4, k:0, b:0)
18.
Pangasius sanitwongseiPangasius sanitwongsei
(i:16, k:0, b:0)
19.
Pangasius silasiPangasius silasi
(i:2, k:0, b:0)
20.
Pseudolais micronemusPseudolais micronemus
(i:1, k:0, b:0)
21.
Pseudolais pleurotaeniaPseudolais pleurotaenia
(i:3, k:0, b:0)