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Mekong giant catfish

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49: 380: 118: 268: 76: 461:. It is now believed to only exist in small, isolated populations in the middle Mekong region. Fish congregate during the beginning of the rainy season and migrate upstream to spawn. They live primarily in the main channel of the river, where the water depth is over 10 m (33 ft), while researchers, fishermen and officials have found this species in the 428: 621:'s ascension to the throne of Thailand. Thailand is the only country to allow fishing for private stocks of Mekong giant catfish. This helps save the species, as lakes purchase the small fry from the government breeding programme, generating extra income that allows the breeding program to function. Fishing lakes, such as Bueng Samran (บึงสำราญ) in 640:
works in partnership with other organizations including the Mekong River Commission and the Asian Development Bank which aims to ensure that environmental and social impacts are considered in developments of hydropower infrastructures. It also implements projects dedicated to conservation, research,
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Understanding of the species’ migration pattern is incomplete. The fish are thought to rear primarily in the Mekong and Cambodia's Tonle Sap lake and migrate hundreds of miles north to spawning grounds in Thailand. Spawning fish in the upper Cambodia are being over harvested. Fragmentation caused by
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and remarked, "In times gone by, this huge fish, which is found only in the Mekong, was fairly plentiful, but in the last few years, the number taken annually has dwindled to forty, thirty or twenty, and perhaps in 1976 even fewer. This is sad, as it is a noble fish and a mysterious one, revered by
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accidentally. The fish likely obtains its food from algae growing on submerged rocky surfaces, as it does not have any sort of dentition. The Mekong giant catfish are toothless herbivores that live off of the plants and algae in the river. One scientific study found zooplankton and phytoplankton in
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for the world's largest freshwater fish. Attaining a length of up to 3 m (9.8 ft), the Mekong giant catfish grows extremely quickly, reaching a mass of 150 to 200 kg (330 to 440 lb) in only six years. It can reportedly weigh up to 350 kg (770 lb). The largest catch
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The Mekong giant catfish is described as a contemporary example of overharvest. Millions of tons of fish are harvested in Cambodia every year, with spawning fish being overharvested. Fragmentation caused by dams increasingly poses threats to larval fish. Trends in water use, energy production,
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The species needs to reach 50–70 kg (110–150 lb) to breed, and it does not breed in lakes. The Thailand Fisheries Department has instituted a breeding programme to restock the Mekong River. From 2000 to 2003, about 10,000 captive-bred specimens were released by the Thai authorities.
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consumption, and associated environmental degradation are projected to continue rising in Southeast Asia. Mekong giant catfish are highly migratory, requiring large stretches of river for seasonal journeys and specific environmental conditions in their spawning and breeding areas.
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recorded in Thailand since record-keeping began in 1981 was a female measuring 2.7 m (8 ft 10 in) in length and weighing 293 kg (646 lb). This specimen, caught in 2005, was widely recognized as the largest entirely freshwater fish ever caught (the largest
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infrastructure development of dams are becoming increasingly common posing threats to larval fish and reducing breeding abilities. Overfishing, damming, destruction of spawning, and breeding grounds and siltation have taken a toll on the species' habitat.
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to promote conservation on the river. Although research projects are currently ongoing, relatively little is known about this species. Historically, the fish's natural range reached from the lower Mekong in
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and iridescent shark. They are also bred for the aquarium trade. Ownership and importation of the fish has been restricted in various states of Australia due to fears it could become an
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and the absence of teeth. Young Mekong catfish do exhibit barbels and oral teeth, but these features diminish as they age and are absent by the time they grow to be 30-50cm in length.
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of China, spanning almost the entire 4,800 km (3,000 mi) length of the river. Due to threats, this species no longer inhabits the majority of its original
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Grey to white in color and lacking stripes, the Mekong giant catfish is distinguished from other large catfish species in the river by the near-total lack of
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Eva, Bellemain; Harmony, Patricio; Thomas, Gray; Francois, Guegan; Alice, Valentini; Claude, Miuad; Tony, Dejean (13 July 2016).
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Mekong giant catfish are one of the largest species of freshwater fish. In 2005, the Mekong giant catfish attained the
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the Lao." In 2000, fishermen hauled out 11 giant catfish. In 2001 they caught seven. In 2002 they caught just five.
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Mattson, Niklas S.; Buakhamvongsa, Kongpheng; Sukumasavin, Naruepon; Tuan, Nguyen; Vibol, Ouk (2002).
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Mekong giant catfish are now successfully bred in Thailand, they are often hybridised with the
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Endemic to the lower half of the Mekong River, this catfish is in danger of extinction due to
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Mekong Giant Catfish, gifted to Japan by Thailand, on display at Nagasaki Penguin Aquarium
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in the river and is known to be cannibalistic. After about one year, the fish becomes
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to make the Mekong iridescent shark. They also have a short body form like the
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Specimens are released into reservoirs rather than the Mekong River itself.
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river in Malaysia, it is believed to have been released illegally.
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MWBP working papers on Mekong Giant Catfish, Pangasianodon gigas
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Illustrated collection of fishes from Asia, Africa and Australia
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monitoring, and raising awareness of the Mekong giant catfish.
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Fishing for the Mekong giant catfish is illegal in the wild in
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Illustration of a Mekong giant catfish at a Buddhist temple in
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The Mekong giant catfish is a threatened species in the
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Hogan, Z. S. (2004). "Threatened Fishes of the World:
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Depiction of a mature Mekong giant catfish from the
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Index

Giant Mekong Catfish
giant pangasius

Gifu World Freshwater Aquarium
Conservation status
Critically Endangered
IUCN 3.1
CITES
CITES
Scientific classification
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Eukaryota
Animalia
Chordata
Actinopterygii
Siluriformes
Pangasiidae
Pangasianodon
Binomial name
Chevey
Synonyms

Chiang Khong
Thai
RTGS
[plāːbɯ̀k]
Khmer
Vietnamese
threatened
catfish

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