Pangasiidae

Pangas catfish

Pangasius pangasius

Three Hundred Centimeters Catfish of Indonesian Waters

• Tropical
• Regional distribution
• Indian Ocean
• South Asia
• Southeast Asia
• Fusiform
• Compressed cross-section
• Large
• Tropical fish

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.