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Pangas catfish

Pangasius pangasius

Classification

Pangasius pangasius, the Pangas catfish, is a species of shark catfish native to fresh and brackish waters of Bangladesh, India, and Pakistan. This species grows to a standard length of 150 to 300 centimetres and is a commercially important fish. Taxonomy Pangasius pangasius was first described by Francis Buchanan-Hamilton in 1822.

Distribution

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