Giant catfish  (Pangasianodon gigas)

Species information

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Glossary

  • Barbels: fleshy projections near the mouth of some fish.
  • Endemic: a species or taxonomic group that is only found in one particular country or geographic area.

References

  1. IUCN Red List (December, 2004)
    http://www.redlist.org
  2. Convention on Migratory Species (December, 2004)
    http://www.cms.int/index.html
  3. CITES (December, 2004)
    http://www.cites.org
  4. Fish Base (December, 2004)
    http://64.95.130.5/Summary/SpeciesSummary.cfm?ID=6192&genusname=Pangasianodon&speciesname=gigas
  5. National Geographic (December, 2004)
    http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2003/11/1118_031118_giantcatfish.html
  6. Negotiating River Basin Management (December, 2004)
    http://www.mekong.es.usyd.edu.au/case_studies/rbm/home.html
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