Pangasianodon
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Pangasianodon is a genus of large freshwater catfish native to Southeast Asia, best known for species like the commercially important Mekong giant catfish.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pangasianodon gigas | 1 |
| Pangasianodon hypophthalmus | 0 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
catfish
ⓘ
catfish ⓘ fish genus ⓘ fish species ⓘ taxon ⓘ |
| bodyType | ray-finned fish ⓘ |
| class | Actinopterygii ⓘ |
| commercialUse |
aquaculture
ⓘ
food industry ⓘ |
| commonName |
Mekong giant catfish
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
iridescent shark NERFINISHED ⓘ striped catfish ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | Critically Endangered ⓘ |
| containsTaxon |
Pangasianodon gigas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pangasianodon hypophthalmus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| diet | omnivorous ⓘ |
| distributionRegion |
Chao Phraya River basin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mekong River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| domain |
Eukarya
ⓘ
surface form:
Eukaryota
|
| ecologicalRole | large riverine catfish ⓘ |
| family |
Pangasiidae
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pangasiidae NERFINISHED ⓘ Pangasiidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genus |
Pangasianodon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pangasianodon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| habitat |
Mekong River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
freshwater ⓘ large rivers ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| maximumLength | about 3 metres ⓘ |
| maximumWeight | over 300 kilograms ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Pangasius (related catfish genus) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Chao Phraya basin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mekong basin NERFINISHED ⓘ Mekong basin NERFINISHED ⓘ Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| notableFor |
commercial importance as food fish
ⓘ
large body size of some species ⓘ |
| order |
Siluriformes
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Siluriformes NERFINISHED ⓘ Siluriformes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| reproduction | egg-laying ⓘ |
| taxonomicRank | genus ⓘ |
| threats |
habitat degradation
ⓘ
overfishing ⓘ |
| usedFor |
aquaculture
ⓘ
aquarium trade ⓘ food fish ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Pangasianodon gigas