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Pangasianodon gigas Chevey, 1931

Mekong giant catfish
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Cambodia country information

Common names: Trey reach, Trey réach, Trey Riech
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: scarce (very unlikely) | Ref: Roberts, T.R. and C. Vidthayanon, 1991
Importance: commercial | Ref: Hill, M.T. and S.A. Hill, 1994
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: protected | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Occurs in Mekong river system (Ref. 12693). Found in Phnom Penh (Ref. 33021), Tonlé Sap, Great Lake (Ref. 36654, 36686). Recorded from Kratie to Stung Treng (Ref. 37770). Protected by law since 1971 (Ref. 2682). Also Ref. 3902, 7432, 37772.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/cb.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Rainboth, W.J., 1996
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Siluriformes (Catfishes) > Pangasiidae (Shark catfishes)
Etymology: Pangasianodon: The Vietnamese name of a fish + Greek, odous = teeth (Ref. 45335).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Freshwater; benthopelagic; potamodromous (Ref. 51243).   Tropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences |
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