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critically endangered
Paroon Shark
Pangasius sanitwongsei
Also known as: Giant Pangasius โข Chao Phraya giant catfish โข Paroon shark
Kingdom: Metazoaโข Family: Pangasiidaeโข Order: Siluriformes
๐ก๏ธ Conservation Status
critically endangered
cr
Quick Facts
Common Names:
Paroon Shark, Giant Pangasius, Chao Phraya giant catfish, Paroon shark, giant pangasius, Catfish, Dog-eating catfish, Giant pangasius, Pangasid-catfish, Pla Thepa
Class:
Actinopteri
Conservation Status:
critically endangered
Data Completeness:
71%
Data Sources
๐gbif
๐itis
๐wikipedia
๐ฌeol
๐ฆinaturalist
References
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Distribution Statistics
6
Observations
5
Countries
Top Locations
Taiwan
1
Taiwan, TW
1
Malaysia
1
Selangor, MY
1
Thailand
1
Recent Observers
@kenhe
@naturalist119127
@ongzi
@ammresh
@birdpackingadventures
First: 11/18/2015 ยท Latest: 3/18/2026
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