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