Pangasius bocourti

Basa fish (Pangasius bocourti) in Vinh Long Market. Vietnam.

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Siluriformes 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Kingdom: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: ParaHoxozoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Olfactores
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii
Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri
Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai
Supercohors: Clupeocephala
Cohors: Otomorpha
Subcohors: Ostariophysi
Sectio: Otophysa
Ordo: Siluriformes

Familia: Pangasiidae
Genus: Pangasius
Species:

Name

Pangasius bocourti Sauvage, 1880

Etymology: bocourti: named in appreciation after French zoologist and illustrator Marie Firmin Bocourt.

Vernacular names

  • Deutsch: Basa
  • English: Basa fish
  • português: Peixe-basa
  • ไทย: ปลาเผาะ, ปลายาง
  • Tiếng Việt: Cá ba sa
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