Pangasius gigas
| Pangasius
gigas
Author:(Chevey
1931) |
| Class:Actinopterygii
(ray-finned fishes) Order:Siluriformes (catfish) Family:Pangasiidae Synonyms: Helicophagus hypophthalmus ((non Sauvage 1878)):misidentification Pangasianodon gigas (Chevey 1931):original combination Pangasius gigas ((Chevey 1931)):new combination Pangasius paucidens (Fang & Chaux 1949):junior synonym Common Name: Mekong giant catfish (English) Giant catfish (English) Pa beuk (Laotian) Pla buk (Thai) Cá Dâ`u, Cá Hat (Vietnamese) Giant catfish (AFS/English) Trey réach (Khmer) Pla ma fai (Thai) Pla nang (Thai) Pla hua kum hang hum (Thai) Comments: Distinguished from other large catfish in the Mekong by its lack of teeth and the almost complete absence of barbels; feeds only on vegetation in the river but takes other food in captivity; little known on its general pattern of life and migratory journeys for spawning (Ref. 2686). Cited in the Guinness Book of Records as largest freshwater fish (Ref. 6472). Fishbase Occurences: 0 |
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