Shark catfish
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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] Several species are the basis of productive aquaculture industries in Vietnam's Mekong Delta.
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Shark catfish | |
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Pangasius hypophthalmus | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Siluriformes |
Suborder: | Siluroidei |
Superfamily: | Arioidea |
Family: | Pangasiidae Bleeker, 1858 |
Genera | |
†Cetopangasius |
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