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Scientific Name	**Pangasius bocourti** Sauvage, 1880
Common Name	Basa Catfish
Type Locality	Phnom-Penh, Cambodia.
Synonym(s)	Pangasius altifrons
Pronunciation	Pang ah see uss
Etymology	The name Pangasius comes from a local (Bengali) name of the fish (pungas).
Species Information
Size	1200mm or 47.2" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Habitat Information
Distribution	Asia: Mekong and Chao Phraya basins. Mekong (click on these areas to find other species found there) Thailand Waters, Chao Praya (click on these areas to find other species found there) Thailand Waters, Bang Pakong (click on these areas to find other species found there) Log in to view data on a map.
IUCN Red List Category	Least Concern, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2011.
Husbandry Information
Breeding	Unreported.
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	Bulletin de la Société philomathique de Paris (7th Série) v. 4, pp 229 [19].
Registered Keepers	There is no registered keeper.
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Last Update	2019 Sep 25 12:52 (species record created: 2007 Feb 21 15:03)