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basa fish (Pangasius bocourti)
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Ecological Illustration of basa fish (Pangasius bocourti)
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Pangasiidae

basa fish

Pangasius bocourti

Pangasiid Fish of the Mekong Basin

  • Tropical
  • Regional distribution
  • Freshwater fish
  • Asia (unspecified)
  • Fusiform
  • Large
  • Tropical fish

basa fish is a freshwater fish of Asia. The species occupies freshwater habitats. Records give a maximum length of 120 cm.

Class
Teleosts
Order
Catfishes
Family
Pangasiidae
Genus
Pangasius
Water type
Freshwater
Body shape
fusiform
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