Pangasius myanmar

Pangasius myanmar
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Pangasiidae
Genus: Pangasius
Species: P. myanmar
Binomial name
Pangasius myanmar
Roberts & Vidthayanon, 1991

Pangasius myanmar is a species of shark catfish.[1][2][3] It is a freshwater, benthopelagic, tropical fish, measuring up to 100 centimetres (3.3 ft) long. It is found from Irrawaddy to Salween and in Rangoon.

References

  1. 1 2 Chaudhry, S. (2010). "Pangasius myanmar". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2015.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2015). "Pangasius myanmar" in FishBase. September 2015 version.
  3. Roberts, Tyson R., and Chavalit Vidthayanon. "Systematic revision of the Asian catfish family Pangasiidae, with biological observations and descriptions of three new species." Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia (1991): 97-143.

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