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Pangasianodon

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Pangasianodon

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Pangasianodon is a genus of large to very large shark catfishes native to the Mekong and Chao Phraya Rivers in Southeast Asia and adjacent China.

Species

GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumChordata
  3. ClassTeleostei
  4. OrderSiluriformes
  5. FamilyPangasiidae
Habitatfreshwater
Observations recorded1,086

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
4
With media
3
Family
Pangasiidae
Collections
INHS, UF, ROYAL ONTARIO MUSEUM: ROM
Recorded in
Thailand, Malaysia

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Pangasianodon is a genus of large to very large shark catfishes native to the Mekong and Chao Phraya Rivers in Southeast Asia and adjacent China.

==Species== Two species in this genus are recognized: Pangasianodon gigas Chevey, 1931 (Mekong giant catfish) Pangasianodon hypophthalmus (Sauvage, 1878) (iridescent shark)

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