Mekong Giant Catfish
Pangasianodon gigas
- Critically endangered
- Card rarity: Legendary
- Fish
The Mekong giant catfish is a large species of catfish in the shark catfish family (Pangasiidae), native to the Mekong basin in Southeast Asia and adjacent China. It is considered critically endangered due to overfishing and habitat loss.
Classification
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Siluriformes
- Family
- Pangasiidae
- Genus
- Pangasianodon