For your best chance of a really big Mekong try Bungsamran in Bangkok, they claim they have Mekong catfish in excess of 330lb. The Mekong giant catfish is a species of catfish in the shark catfish family (family Pangasiidae), native to the Mekong basin in Southeast Asia. The Mekong giant catfish, Pangasianodon gigas, is a species of catfish (order Siluriformes) in the shark catfish family (family Pangasiidae), native to the Mekong basin in Southeast Asia.


It isa part of the Shark catrfish family.

With recorded sizes of up to 10.5 ft (3.2 m) and 660 lb (300 kg), the Mekong giant catfish currently holds the Guinness Book of World Records' position for the world's largest freshwater fish. Nat.

Die geschätzte Länge beträgt 4.350 km (2.703 Meilen), und es entwässert eine Fläche von 795.000 km 2 (307.000 Quadratmeilen), 475 km Austragen 3 jährlich (114 cu mi) Wasser.

It is one of the biggest species of freshwater catfish.

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It isa part of the Shark catrfish family. 143:97-144. With recorded sizes of up to 10.5 ft (3.2 m) and 660 lb (300 kg), the Mekong giant catfish currently holds the Guinness Book of World Records' position for the world's largest freshwater fish. For your best chance of a really big Mekong try Bungsamran in Bangkok, they claim they have Mekong catfish in excess of 330lb. Taxonomy Some sources consider P. gigas to be a member of genus Pangasius, while others classify it in Pangasianodon. Siam Soc.

Der Mekong ist ein grenzüberschreitender Fluss in Südostasien.Es ist die zwölfte weltweit längster Fluss und die siebte längste in Asien. The Mekong giant catfish is a rare species of catfish. Talk:Mekong giant catfish. Mekong giant catfish. It is one of the biggest species of freshwater catfish.

Because of overfishing and habitat loss, the fish is now critically endangered. Grey to white in colour and lacking stripes, the Mekong giant catfish is distinguished from other large catfish species in the river by the near-total lack of barbels and the absence of teeth. Just better. More information about the Mekong giant catfish can be found on Wikipedia. Cech.

41:31-62. Roberts, T.R. Wikipedia  Mekong giant catfish. For more information, visit the Wikipedia entry. Systematic revision of the Asian catfish family Pangasiidae, with biological observations and descriptions of three new species. Description []. Pangasianodon gigas Chevey, 1931 (Mekong giant catfish) Pangasianodon hypophthalmus (Sauvage, 1878) (Iridescent shark) Despite local protection and quite widespread awareness of the giant catfish and its critically endangered status, the species is gravely threatened by the build-out of hydroelectric dams on the Mekong River and its tributaries, and by fishing.

The giant catfish (Netuma thalassina), also known as the giant sea catfish, giant salmon catfish, giant marine-catfish, or the khagga, is a species of catfish in the family Ariidae. The Mekong giant catfish is a species of catfish in the shark catfish family (family Pangasiidae), native to the Mekong basin in Southeast Asia. In the Pattaya area Mekong catfish are stocked at Baetong Fishing Park, Pattaya Fishing Park and Jomtien Fishing Park.

Jump to navigation Jump to search. The Mekong giant catfish is a rare species of catfish. Nat. i C. Vidthayanon, 1991. More information about the Mekong giant catfish can be found on Wikipedia. Asian Fish. Bull.