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Paroon shark

Pangasius sanitwongsei Smith, 1931

Status not recordedbony fish

The paroon shark (Pangasius sanitwongsei) is a species in the family Pangasiidae, order Siluriformes.

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Quick facts about the paroon shark

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the paroon shark live?

Not recorded

Is the paroon shark endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the paroon shark classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderSiluriformes
  5. familyPangasiidae
  6. genusPangasius
  7. SpeciesPangasius sanitwongsei Smith, 1931

Synonyms Pangasius beani, Pangasius sanitwangsei

Other names and names in other languages (26)
  • Chao Phraya giant catfishEnglish
  • Giant pangasiusEnglish
  • Pangasid-catfishEnglish
  • بنغاسيوس العملاقArabic
  • pangas vláknoploutvýCzech
  • Langfinnet HajmalleDanish
  • ThaisharkGerman
  • ParonihaimonniFinnish
  • trey po pruyKhmer
  • 징기스칸Korean
  • Stor haimalleNorwegian Bokmål
  • Pangasius-gigantePortuguese
  • TepaThai
  • Cá Vô CòVietnamese
  • 長絲𩷶Chinese
  • Hochflossen-HaiwelsGerman
  • RiesenhaiwelsGerman
  • Vielfraß-HaiwelsGerman
  • ปลาเทพาThai
  • ปลาเทพา (Pla The Pha)Thai
  • Pla TepaThai
  • Pla The PaThai
  • Pla The PhaThai
  • Cá Vồ CờVietnamese
  • 长丝䰶Chinese
  • 長絲𩷶(成吉思汗魚)Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the paroon shark

Other species in the same genus Pangasius.

Basa fish

Pangasius bocourti

PangasiidaeNo free photo yet

Punagas

Pangasius pangasius

PangasiidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the paroon shark?

The paroon shark (Pangasius sanitwongsei) belongs to the family Pangasiidae in the order Siluriformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Paroon shark (Pangasius sanitwongsei). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/paroon-shark

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BibTeX
@misc{paroon_shark_2026,
  title = {Paroon shark (Pangasius sanitwongsei)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/paroon-shark},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}