Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Pangasiidae Shark catfishes

Genus: Pangasianodon

(See list of species below)

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2 species (see list below)

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Photo by Jean-Francois Helias / Fishing Adventures Thailand

Pangasianodon gigas
[Mekong giant catfish]

Photo by Mahalder, B.

Pangasianodon hypophthalmus
[Striped catfish]

2 Species of Family Pangasiidae with Genus Pangasianodon
(Shark catfishes)

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Year	Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
1931	Pangasianodon gigas	Mekong giant catfish	Asia	300 TL
1878	Pangasianodon hypophthalmus	Striped catfish	Asia	130 SL

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Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: ActinopterygiiOrder: SiluriformesFamily: Pangasiidae Shark catfishesGenus: Pangasianodon(See list of species below)

Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Pangasiidae Shark catfishes

Genus: Pangasianodon

(See list of species below)