Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Pangasiidae Shark catfishes

Genus: Helicophagus

(See list of species below)

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3 species (see list below)

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Photo by Panitvong, N.

Helicophagus leptorhynchus
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Photo by Ng, H.H.

Helicophagus typus
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Photo by Warren, T.

Helicophagus waandersii
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3 Species of Family Pangasiidae with Genus Helicophagus
(Shark catfishes)

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Year	Scientific Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
2000	Helicophagus leptorhynchus	Asia	47.2 SL
1857	Helicophagus typus	Asia	37.7 TL
1858	Helicophagus waandersii	Asia	70 TL

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Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: ActinopterygiiOrder: SiluriformesFamily: Pangasiidae Shark catfishesGenus: Helicophagus(See list of species below)

Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Pangasiidae Shark catfishes

Genus: Helicophagus

(See list of species below)