Pangasius pangasius | |
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Pangasius pangasius in Thailand | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Siluriformes |
Family: | Pangasiidae |
Genus: | Pangasius |
Species: | P. pangasius
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Binomial name | |
Pangasius pangasius (Hamilton, 1822)
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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 60 centimetres, however an aberrant large individual captured in the 1970's grew to a length of 3 metres (9.8 ft).[3] This species of fish is eaten by the people of South Asia, the other being P. silasi from the Krishna River.[4][5]