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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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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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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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1254:"Giant Catfish Critically Endangered, Group Says"
1430:Photo in National Geographic of a large specimen
1086:Searching for Giant Catfish Babies on the Mekong
1171:Authority, Victorian Fisheries (17 June 2020).
960:Lopez, Alvin, ed. (2007). "2.3 Focal species".
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926:"Fish whopper: 646 pounds a freshwater record"
896:"Grizzly Bear-Size Catfish Caught in Thailand"
1173:"List of Noxious Aquatic Species in Victoria"
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1333:"Big Trouble for Asia's Giant Catfish"
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534:Mekong giant catfish along with the
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1363:"Giant Mekong catfish off the hook"
1149:Yamagishi, Y.; et al. (2004).
692:IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
1263:. 18 November 2003. Archived from
818:10.1023/B:EBFI.0000033487.97350.4c
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1287:"CITES Appendices I, II and III"
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1019:Global Ecology and Conservation
842:Mydans, Seth (25 August 2005).
798:Environmental Biology of Fishes
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58:Gifu World Freshwater Aquarium
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1318:The Anthropologists' Cookbook
1191:"Invasive fish of Queensland"
796:Chevey, 1931 (Pangasiidae)".
591:The Anthropologists' Cookbook
359:(Pangasiidae), native to the
1435:Fresh Water Fish of Thailand
894:Owen, James (29 June 2005).
868:Tsoi, Grace (20 June 2022).
1331:Roach, John (15 May 2003).
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1813:Critically endangered fish
1440:Fruits found at the Mekong
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1116:"The giant of the Mekong"
1063:The Elusive Giant Catfish
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30:Not to be confused with
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1226:Lovgren, S. (2018).
902:News. Archived from
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728:"Appendices | CITES"
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281:Mekong giant catfish
18:Giant Mekong Catfish
1565:pangasianodon-gigas
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1489:Pangasianodon gigas
1459:Pangasianodon gigas
1267:on 21 November 2003
1259:National Geographic
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810:2004EnvBF..70..210H
794:Pangasianodon gigas
764:Pangasianodon gigas
685:Pangasianodon gigas
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255:Pangasius paucidens
222:Pangasianodon gigas
66:Conservation status
1395:on 21 January 2013
1297:on 3 February 2007
1207:on 18 October 2022
848:The New York Times
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