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Pangasiidae
- Classification -
Pangasiidae
Siluriformes
Teleostei
Chordata
Animalia
Pangasianodon
gigas
Chevey
, 1931
Mekong giant catfish
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Pangasianodon gigas
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China country information
Common names:
巨无齿
,
巨無齒
,
巨鯰
Occurrence:
native
Salinity:
freshwater
Abundance:
scarce (very unlikely)
|
Ref:
Roberts, T.R. and C. Vidthayanon, 1991
Importance:
commercial
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Aquaculture:
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Regulations:
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Ref:
Uses:
no uses
Comments:
May occur in the mainstream of the Mekong (=Lancang Jiang) River in southernmost Yunnan. Cannot be present in the Erh Hai (Ref. 7432). Possibly introduced (Ref. 55380). Also Ref. 6376.
National Checklist:
Country Information:
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ch.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences:
Occurrences
Point map
Main Ref:
Roberts, T.R. and C. Vidthayanon, 1991
National Database:
Common names from other countries
Giant catfish
,
Silure de verre géant
,
Siluro gigante
,
... more
Classification / Names
Populärnamn
|
synonymer
| Catalog of Fishes(
Släkte
,
Arter
) |
ITIS
|
CoL
|
WoRMS
|
Cloffa
>
Siluriformes
(Catfishes) >
Pangasiidae
(Shark catfishes)
Etymology:
Pangasianodon:
The Vietnamese name of a fish + Greek, odous = teeth (Ref.
45335
)
.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ekologi
; sötvatten
bentopelagisk; flodvandrande (Ref.
51243
). Tropical
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