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Basa ("Pangasius bocourti"), as it is commonly referred to, is a species of primarily freshwater-dwelling catfish in the shark-catfish family, Pangasiidae, native to the Mekong and Chao Phraya river basins of Mainland Southeast Asia. [2]
The Top 10 is based on tonnage of fish sold. According to the NFI, this mild-flavored white-fleshed fish is farmed in Asia, and is being used increasingly in food service. It is finding its way onto restaurant menus and into stores, as well, where one may see it called basa, tra, or swai. They are either called Panga, Pangas or Pangasius.
Fish are fed daily through the summer, at rates of 1-6% of body weight with pelleted floating feed. Catfish need about two pounds of feed to produce one pound of live weight. Mississippi is home to 100,000 acres (400 km 2) of catfish ponds, the largest of any state. Other states important in growing catfish include Alabama, Arkansas and ...
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And about 440 species are endemic to Indonesia. This makes Indonesia as the 4th country with the largest endemic freshwater fish species, with Brazil (1716 species) in the 1st place, China (888) in the 2nd place and USA (593 species) in the 3rd place. (Dody94 2011) Below is the list of Indonesian endemic freshwater fishes:
Acèh; Afrikaans; Alemannisch; Anarâškielâ; Ænglisc; Аԥсшәа; العربية; Aragonés; Armãneashti; Arpetan; অসমীয়া; Asturianu; Avañe'ẽ
P. Pale rasbora; Pangio anguillaris; Pao brevirostris; Pao cambodgiensis; Pao cochinchinensis; Pao ocellaris; Pao suvattii; Pao turgidus; Parabathymyrus macrophthalmus
H. Halichoeres chrysotaenia; Halichoeres cosmetus; Halichoeres leucoxanthus; Halichoeres leucurus; Hampala dispar; Hampala macrolepidota; Hampala salweenensis