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Pangasianodon
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Pangasiidae
- Classification -
Pangasiidae
Siluriformes
Teleostei
Chordata
Animalia
Pangasianodon
gigas
Chevey
, 1931
Mekong giant catfish
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Pangasianodon gigas
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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:
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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
Giant catfish
,
Silure de verre géant
,
Siluro gigante
,
... more
Classification / Names
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Synonyms
| Catalog of Fishes(
genus
,
species
) |
ITIS
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CoL
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WoRMS
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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
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