Pangasius Hypophthalmus - (Pangasianodon Hypophthalmus)

Pangasius Hypophthalmus (nowadays after a reclassification Pangasianodon hypophthalmus) is a freshwater fish of the Shark catfish family (Pangasiidae), which populates the river systems of the Mekong and Chao Phraya in Thailand, Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia. In Bangladesh, Singapore and the Philippines stocks were introduced as the consequence of commercial farming. There, Pangasius Hypophthalmus constitutes [...]

Pangasius Gigas - Mekong Giant Catfish

Pangasius Gigas, better: Mekong giant catfish or Pangasianodon gigas is the largest species of the Shark catfish family (Pangasiidae) and one of the largest freshwater fish in the world. Pangasius gigas (not to be confused with Pangasius Sanitwongsei) is exclusively found in the Mekong River and due to overfishing and loss of habitat seriously [...]

Giant Pangasius – Pangasius Sanitwongsei

Pangasius sanitwongsei or the Giant pangasius, not to be confused with Pangasius Gigas, is a species of the Shark catfish family (Pangasiidae). The sanitwongsei species is to be found in the river systems of the Mekong and the Chao Phraya River in Cambodia, in Laos, Vietnam and Thailand.

The Giant pangasius has the typical build of [...]

Pangasius Pangasius

Pangasius pangasius is another species of the Pangasius genus within the family of shark catfish (Pangasiidae). Pangasius pangasius occurs in large rivers and in the estuary areas on the Indian subcontinent and in Myanmar. It may be found in the Ganges, Godavari, the Irrawaddy and possibly in Krishna. Pangasius pangasius is an important edible fish [...]

Pangasius Larnaudii

Pangasius Larnaudii is another species within the family of Shark catfish – Pangasiidae. It populates mainly rivers in the Mekong and Chao Phraya in Thailand, Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia but also Myanmar. Just as many other Pangasius species, Pangasius larnaudii is commercially exploited.

Pangasius larnaudii differs from other species by a large black spot just above [...]

Pangasius Bocourti – Basa Fish

When talking about the Basa fish we often refer to Pangasius bocourti (though sometimes Pangasius Hypothalamus might be labeled improperly as such in the markets), which is the scientific name for the fish. Basa instead corresponds with the Vietnamese name for the fish.

Pangasius bocourti is a species of the shark catfish family (Pangasiidae). The [...]