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P. Pale rasbora; Pangio anguillaris; Pao brevirostris; Pao cambodgiensis; Pao cochinchinensis; Pao ocellaris; Pao suvattii; Pao turgidus; Parabathymyrus macrophthalmus
Basa ("Pangasius bocourti"), as it is commonly referred to, is a species of primarily freshwater-dwelling catfish in the shark-catfish family, Pangasiidae, native to the Mekong and Chao Phraya river basins of Mainland Southeast Asia. [2]
The rich diversity of Vietnam's wildlife includes 11,400 species of vascular plants, 1030 species of moss, 310 species of mammals, 296 reptile species, 162 amphibian species, 700 freshwater species of fish and 2000 species of marine fish. [3] There are about 889 species of birds [4] and over 850 species of land mollusks. [5]
The Mekong giant catfish (Pangasianodon gigas; Thai: ปลาบึก, RTGS: pla buek, pronounced [plāː bɯ̀k]; Khmer: ត្រីរាជ /trəy riec/; Vietnamese: 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.
Cha ca La Vong (Chả cá Lã Vọng in Vietnamese) is a Vietnamese grilled fish dish originally from Hanoi. [1] The dish is traditionally made with hemibagrus (cá lăng in Vietnamese), which is a genus of catfish. [2] The fish is cut into pieces and marinated with turmeric, galangal, fermented rice and other
A mass fish die-off in a reservoir in southern Vietnam’s Dong Nai province has shone a new light on soaring temperatures in Southeast Asia.
The fish is of commercial importance; it is fished internationally and raised in aquaculture in Australia, [14] Singapore, Saudi Arabia, Malaysia, India, Indonesia, Vietnam, Israel, Thailand, the United States, Poland, and the United Kingdom. [citation needed] A Singapore investment firm has invested in an upcoming barramundi fish farm in Brunei.
The Hindi and Kumaoni name of mahāsir, mahāser, or mahāsaulā is used for a number of fishes of the group. Several sources of the common name mahseer have been suggested: It has been said to be derived from Sanskrit, while others claim it is derived from Indo-Persian, mahi- fish and sher- tiger or "tiger among fish" in Persian.