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As a result, the Vietnamese exporters of this fish now label their products sold in the U.S. as basa fish, striped pangasius, swai or bocourti. [12] [13] At the height of the "catfish war", U.S. catfish farmers and others were describing the imported catfish as an inferior product.
Pangasius fillets are an increasingly popular product because of their low cost, mild taste and firm texture. Recipes for other whitefish such as sole or halibut can be adapted to pangasius. [16] Pangasius is an omnivorous fish, and thus does not require a high level of animal protein in its diet. Typical grading sizes are 3–5 oz (85–140 g ...
Pangasius (Pangasius) was the final subgenus and had no unique features, including the remaining species. [2] These subgeneric classifications were confirmed in 2000 except for Neopangasius, found to be polyphyletic and to be part of Pangasius (Pangasius), thus leaving three subgenera. [2]
Vietnamese catfish, of the genus Pangasius, cannot be legally marketed as catfish in the United States, and so is referred to as swai or basa. [74] Only fish of the family Ictaluridae may be marketed as catfish in the United States. [75] [76] In the UK, Vietnamese catfish is sometimes sold as "Vietnamese river cobbler", although more commonly ...
Pangasius pangasius, the Pangas catfish, is a species of shark catfish native to fresh and brackish waters of Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, and Pakistan. [1] [2] It has also been introduced to Cambodia and Vietnam. This species grows to a standard length of 3 metres (9.8 ft).
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.
There are at least two species grown commercially sold as "pangasius": Pangasius bocourti (basa fish, IUCN) and Pangasius hypophthalmus (iridescent shark or tra, ). To add to the mix, IUCN for P. bocourti says that some farms hybridise it with Pangasianodon hypophthalmus for better performance.
Pangasius djambal was first described by the Dutch naturalist Pieter Bleeker in 1846, it is native to the Mekong basin, Malaysia and Indonesia. It has an elongated body, typically silver-gray in color with a pale underside.