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The iridescent shark or iridescent shark catfish [5] (Pangasianodon hypophthalmus) is a species of shark catfish (family Pangasiidae) native to the rivers of Southeast Asia. Despite its name, it is not a shark. It is found in the Mekong basin as well as the Chao Phraya River, and is heavily cultivated for food there.
The shark catfishes form the family Pangasiidae.They are found in fresh and brackish waters across southern Asia, from Pakistan to Borneo. [1] Among the 30-odd members of this family is the plant-eating, endangered Mekong giant catfish Pangasianodon gigas, one of the largest known freshwater fish. [1]
Iridescent shark: Pangasianodon hypophthalmus: 130 cm (51 in) Chao Phraya giant shark, giant pangasius: Pangasius sanitwongsei: 300 cm (120 in) Colombian shark catfish: Ariopsis seemanni: 35 cm (14 in) Blue whale catfish: Cetopsis coecutiens: 27 cm (11 in) Banjo catfish: Bunocephalus coracoideus: 14 cm (5.5 in) Giant raphael catfish ...
The giant pangasius, paroon shark, pangasid-catfish [1] or Chao Phraya giant catfish (Pangasius sanitwongsei) is a species of freshwater fish in the shark catfish family (Pangasiidae) of order Siluriformes, found in the Chao Phraya and Mekong basins in Indochina.
Pangasius is a genus of medium-large to very large shark catfishes native to fresh water in South and Southeast Asia. The term "pangasius" is sometimes used to specifically refer to the commercially important basa fish, P. bocourti. [1]
The chain catshark has been described as "gorgeous", [14] and this, combined with its small size, makes it a popular cold-water aquarium fish. [7] [13] It is frequently displayed and bred at public aquariums. [4] [7] Research in shark behavior, including reproduction, has been done in chain catsharks kept in public aquariums or laboratories. [4 ...
Containing a massive 6.3 million gallons of water, this humungous aquarium is home to whale sharks (the largest fish species in the ocean), the American alligator, manta rays, blue-spotted ...
Pangasius larnaudii in an aquarium. Conservation status. Least Concern ... the black ear catfish is a species of freshwater shark catfish endemic to Mekong and Chao ...
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