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Pangasiidae

6 fish on EveryFish name Pangasiidae among their families.

🇹🇭 Thailand and 2 moreGiant pangasius A large freshwater catfish from Southeast Asia, now critically endangered due to overfishing and habitat loss.Catfish · Rivers and lakes · 1931

🇹🇭 Thailand and 4 moreMekong giant catfish A massive freshwater fish native to the Mekong basin, now critically endangered.Catfish · Rivers and lakes

🇧🇩 Bangladesh and 2 morePangas catfish Large shark catfish from South Asian rivers and estuaries.Catfish · Rivers and lakes · 1822

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Giant pangasius: Gv-fishing, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Mekong giant catfish: KKPCW, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Pangas catfish: Xufanc, CC BY-SA 3.0, source

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