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Shark catfish, the Glossary

Index Shark catfish

The shark catfishes form the family Pangasiidae.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 30 relations: Asia, Barbel (anatomy), Borneo, Brackish water, Cetopangasius, Dorsal fin, Eocene, Extinction, Family (biology), Fish fin, Fishes of the World, Fossil, Fresh water, Genus, Helicophagus, Iridescent shark, Mekong Delta, Mekong giant catfish, Miocene, Monophyly, Pakistan, Pangasianodon, Pangasius, Pangasius indicus, Pieter Bleeker, Pseudolais, Schilbeidae, Vietnam, Wiley (publisher), Zootaxa.

  2. Fish of South Asia
  3. Pangasiidae

Asia

Asia is the largest continent in the world by both land area and population.

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Barbel (anatomy)

In fish anatomy and turtle anatomy, a barbel is a slender, whiskerlike sensory organ near the mouth.

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Borneo

Borneo (also known as Kalimantan in the Indonesian language) is the third-largest island in the world, with an area of.

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Brackish water

Brackish water, sometimes termed brack water, is water occurring in a natural environment that has more salinity than freshwater, but not as much as seawater.

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Cetopangasius

Cetopangasius chaetobranchus is an extinct species of catfish of the family Pangasiidae. Shark catfish and Cetopangasius are Pangasiidae.

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Dorsal fin

A dorsal fin is a fin located on the back of most marine and freshwater vertebrates within various taxa of the animal kingdom.

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Eocene

The Eocene is a geological epoch that lasted from about 56 to 33.9 million years ago (Ma).

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Extinction

Extinction is the termination of a taxon by the death of its last member.

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Family (biology)

Family (familia,: familiae) is one of the nine major hierarchical taxonomic ranks in Linnaean taxonomy.

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Fish fin

Fins are moving appendages protruding from the body of fish that interact with water to generate thrust and help the fish swim.

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Fishes of the World

Fishes of the World is a standard reference for the systematics of fishes.

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Fossil

A fossil (from Classical Latin) is any preserved remains, impression, or trace of any once-living thing from a past geological age.

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Fresh water

Fresh water or freshwater is any naturally occurring liquid or frozen water containing low concentrations of dissolved salts and other total dissolved solids.

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Genus

Genus (genera) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family as used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses.

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Helicophagus

Helicophagus is a genus of shark catfishes native to Southeast Asia. Shark catfish and Helicophagus are Pangasiidae and taxa named by Pieter Bleeker.

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Iridescent shark

The iridescent shark, or iridescent shark catfish (Pangasianodon hypophthalmus) is a species of shark catfish (family Pangasiidae) native to the rivers of Southeast Asia. Shark catfish and iridescent shark are Pangasiidae.

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Mekong Delta

The Mekong Delta (lit or simply label), also known as the Western Region (Miền Tây) or South-western region (Tây Nam Bộ), is the region in southwestern Vietnam where the Mekong River approaches and empties into the sea through a network of distributaries.

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Mekong giant catfish

The Mekong giant catfish (Pangasianodon gigas; ปลาบึก,,; ត្រីរាជ /trəy riec/; cá tra dầu), is a large, threatened species of catfish (order Siluriformes) in the shark catfish family (Pangasiidae), native to the Mekong basin in Southeast Asia and adjacent China. Shark catfish and Mekong giant catfish are Pangasiidae.

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Miocene

The Miocene is the first geological epoch of the Neogene Period and extends from about (Ma).

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Monophyly

In biological cladistics for the classification of organisms, monophyly is the condition of a taxonomic grouping being a clade – that is, a grouping of taxa which meets these criteria.

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Pakistan

Pakistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country in South Asia.

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Pangasianodon

Pangasianodon is a genus of large to very large shark catfishes native to the Mekong and Chao Phraya Rivers in Southeast Asia and adjacent China. Shark catfish and Pangasianodon are Pangasiidae.

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Pangasius

Pangasius is a genus of medium-large to very large shark catfishes native to fresh water in South and Southeast Asia. Shark catfish and Pangasius are Pangasiidae.

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Pangasius indicus

Pangasius indicus is an extinct species of catfish of the family Pangasiidae. Shark catfish and Pangasius indicus are Pangasiidae.

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Pieter Bleeker

Pieter Bleeker (10 July 1819 – 24 January 1878) was a Dutch medical doctor, ichthyologist, and herpetologist.

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Pseudolais

Pseudolais is a genus of shark catfishes native to Southeast Asia. Shark catfish and Pseudolais are Pangasiidae.

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Schilbeidae

Schilbeidae is a family of catfishes native to Africa and Asia. Shark catfish and Schilbeidae are taxa named by Pieter Bleeker.

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Vietnam

Vietnam, officially the (SRV), is a country at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of about and a population of over 100 million, making it the world's fifteenth-most populous country.

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Wiley (publisher)

John Wiley & Sons, Inc., commonly known as Wiley, is an American multinational publishing company that focuses on academic publishing and instructional materials.

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Zootaxa

Zootaxa is a peer-reviewed scientific mega journal for animal taxonomists.

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See also

Fish of South Asia

Pangasiidae

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shark_catfish

Also known as Pangasiidae.