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  • Pangasius bocourti
  • Pangasius bocourti
  • Pangasius bocourti
  • Pangasius bocourti
  • Pangasius bocourti
  • Pangasius bocourti
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Scientific NamePangasius bocourti    Sauvage, 1880
Common NameBasa Catfish
Type LocalityPhnom-Penh, Cambodia.
Synonym(s)Pangasius altifrons, Pangasius bacourti
PronunciationPang ah see uss
EtymologyThe name Pangasius comes from a local (Bengali) name of the fish (pungas). 
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Size1200mm or 47.2" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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DistributionAsia
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)

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IUCN Red List Category
Least Concern
, a distribution map is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2011.
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Breeding ReportsThere is no breeding report.
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ReferenceBulletin de la Société philomathique de Paris (7th Série) v. 4, pp 229 [19].
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Last UpdateThu Jan 01, 1970 1:00 am (Species record created: Thu Jan 01, 1970 1:00 am)