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Pangasiidae

Pangasiidae A small family commonly known as "iridescent sharks" or "shark cats" due to their shape. They consist of species from South and Southeast Asia. Includes the largest freshwater fish on earth, the "Mekong giant catfish" Pangasiandon gigas.

Can get a bit too big for the basic aquarium set-up and can get very nervous if not given enough room. Possess unusually large eyes and has one pair of barbels on the chin and also one pair of maxillary barbels.

 

IMAGE CONTRIBUTORS
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Fishes of Mainland Southeast Asia
Helicophagus leptorhynchus, Helicophagus leptorhynchus
Pangasius bocourti, Pangasius bocourti
Pangasius conchophilus, Pangasius conchophilus
Pangasius elongatus
Pangasius krempfi
Pangasius macronema
Pseudolais pleurotaenia
 
Ian Baird @ University of Wisconcin
Pangasius polyuranodon
 
Karl-Heinz Dau (Stamps)
Pangasianodon gigas, Pangasianodon gigas
Pseudolais pleurotaenia
 
Jean-Francois Helias @ Fishing Adventures Thailand
Helicophagus leptorhynchus, Helicophagus leptorhynchus
Pangasius conchophilus, Pangasius conchophilus
Pangasius larnaudii, Pangasius larnaudii, Pangasius larnaudii, Pangasius larnaudii, Pangasius larnaudii, Pangasius larnaudii,Pangasius larnaudii
Pangasius macronema, Pangasius macronema
Pangasius mekongensis, Pangasius mekongensis, Pangasius mekongensis, Pangasius mekongensis, Pangasius mekongensis, Pangasius mekongensis, Pangasius mekongensis
Pangasianodon gigas, Pangasianodon gigas, Pangasianodon gigas, Pangasianodon gigas
Pangasianodon hypophthalmus, Pangasianodon hypophthalmus, Pangasianodon hypophthalmus, Pangasianodon hypophthalmus, Pangasianodon hypophthalmus
Pangasius sanitwongsei, Pangasius sanitwongsei, Pangasius sanitwongsei, Pangasius sanitwongsei, Pangasius sanitwongsei, Pangasius sanitwongsei, Pangasius sanitwongsei
Pseudolais pleurotaenia
 
Allan James @ ScotCat
Pangasianodon hypophthalmus
Pangasius larnaudii, Pangasius larnaudii, Pangasius larnaudii
Pangasius sanitwongsei, Pangasius sanitwongsei
 
Johnny Jensen's  Photographic Library 
Pangasianodon gigas, Pangasianodon gigas
Pangasius bocourti
Pangasius macronema
Pangasius pangasius, Pangasius pangasius
Pseudolais pleurotaenia
Pangasius sanitwongsei
 
Nishant Kakani
Pangasianodon hypophthalmus, Pangasianodon hypophthalmus  
 
Frants Lehmann (Stamps)
Pangasianodon gigas, Pangasianodon gigas
Pangasius sanitwongsei
 
Acuario Marcelo
Pangasianodon hypophthalmus
 
Leigh Murphy
Pangasianodon hypophthalmus, Pangasianodon hypophthalmus
 
MUSËUM Nal Hist NATURELLE
Pangasius krempfi, Pangasius krempfi, Pangasius krempfi
 
Cheilinus Aquarium Photography
Pangasius larnaudii
Pangasius macronema
Pangasius sanitwongsei, Pangasius sanitwongsei
 
Andrew Rao
Pangasius pangasius, Pangasius pangasius
 
Original Source
Pangasius polyuranodon
 
Nguyen Van Thuong
Pangasius elongatus
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