Pangasius pangasius

Pangasius pangasius
Pangasius pangasius in Thailand
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Pangasiidae
Genus: Pangasius
Species:
P. pangasius
Binomial name
Pangasius pangasius
(Hamilton, 1822)
Synonyms
  • Pangasius buchanani (Valenciennes, 1840)
  • Pimelodus pangasius Hamilton, 1822
  • Pangasius pangasius pangasius (Hamilton, 1822)
  • Pachypterus luridus Swainson, 1839
  • Pangasius pangasius godavarii David, 1962
  • Pangasius pangasius upiensis Srivastava, 1968

Pangasius pangasius, the Pangas catfish, is a species of shark catfish native to fresh and brackish waters of Bangladesh, India, and Pakistan. This species grows to a standard length of 150 to 300 centimetres and is a commercially important fish.

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