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Giant Pangasius

Pangasius sanitwongsei

Also known as: Asian Catfish, Chao Phraya Giant Catfish, Dog Eating Catfish, Freshwater Catfish, Giant Catfish, Pangasiid Catfish, Paroon Shark, Sanitwongse's Catfish

CRCritically EndangeredIUCN Red List, 2009
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@cuiwader · No Idea, Thailand · November 20181 / 1
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Overview

Found in large rivers, of the Chao Phraya, and the Mekong River Basins.
They feed on crustaceans and fish, also will feed on carcasses of fowl and dogs!
Juveniles found in tributaries.
Asia - Chao Phraya and the Mekong River Basins

A freshwater air-breathing fish often seen in the aquarium trade and an important food source.

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How to identify

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breathes air

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Habitat & where to find it

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Found in large rivers, of the Chao Phraya, and the Mekong River Basins.

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    Taxonomy

    1. kingdomAnimalia
    2. phylumChordata
    3. classTeleostei
    4. orderSiluriformes
    5. familyPangasiidae
    6. genusPangasius
    7. speciesPangasius sanitwongsei Smith, 1931

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