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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.

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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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