Mekong Giant Catfish
OrderSiluriformes
FamilyPangasiidae
HabitatRivers
RangeMekong Basin
Max Length300 cm
Max Weight293 kg
DietHerbivore
About the Mekong Giant Catfish
One of the largest freshwater fish in the world. A specimen caught in northern Thailand in 2005 weighed 293 kg. Adults lack teeth and feed on algae and plants. Migrates long distances up the Mekong to spawn. Dams, overfishing, and habitat loss have made it Critically Endangered.
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