Pangasius
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For the fish commonly sold as Pangasius, see basa (fish).
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]
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Pangasius | |
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Pangasius sanitwongsei | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Siluriformes |
Family: | Pangasiidae |
Genus: | Pangasius Valenciennes, 1840 |
Type species | |
Pangasius buchanani Valenciennes, 1840 | |
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