Iridescent shark
Pangasianodon hypophthalmus
EndangeredPhoto: User:Lerdsuwa · CC BY-SA 3.0
Fishomnivore
The striped catfish is a sleek freshwater fish found in Southeast Asia's rivers. Though its name suggests a shark, it's actually a catfish. It's a popular food fish in its native region.
- Despite 'shark' in its name, it's not related to sharks at all.
- It thrives in the Mekong and Chao Phraya river systems.
- Farmers raise these fish extensively for local markets and meals.
FreshwaterAsia
Read more on WikipediaAt a glance
- Classification
- Fish
- Scientific name
- Pangasianodon hypophthalmus
- Habitat
- Freshwater
- Regions in this directory
- Asia
- Diet
- omnivore
- Relative size
- large
- IUCN Red List
- Endangered (EN)
