iridescent shark
pangasianodon hypophthalmus latin

Iridescent sharks are schooling fish that prefer to be kept in groups of five or more.

Juvenile iridescent sharks are often sold as pets for home aquariums.

Many fish owners are unaware of the enormous size an iridescent shark can reach and also that they have a very harsh bite.

In most home aquariums, the amount of space an iridescent shark has severely stunts its growth.

"The iridescent shark was in actuality no more than a long, thin goldfish with a shiny body and two large, bulbous eyes.

When provided with adequate sized aquaria and proper husbandry, an iridescent shark may live well into its teens and grow to full size.

The iridescent shark is a shark catfish that is a native to the rivers across Southeast Asia.

Back home, there are the tiny goldfish, archer fish, silver dollars, and "boggle-eyed" iridescent sharks that live illuminated lives seen through the glass of the tank.

Large active fishes that will outgrow their tanks and tankmates, such as tinfoil barbs, iridescent sharks, and larger catfishes.

That connection is made explicit later when the wounded iridescent shark reappears in the story, having "learned to find his way around now and bumped less frequently into the glass."

Iridescent sharks originate from the large rivers Chao Phraya and Mekong in Asia, though they have been introduced into other rivers for aquaculture.

Later Roy and his mother survey the aftermath: " We spent that evening together watching the iridescent shark bump blindly into the sides of the tank, waiting for him to die."

Other related shark catfish may occasionally be falsely labeled as basa fish, including Pangasianodon hypophthalmus (iridescent shark) and Pangasius pangasius (yellowtail catfish).

After Roy drops two aggressive silver dollars into the tank, they go to work in gouging out the eye of the smaller iridescent shark (tame and defenseless, thus falsely named, Roy observes).

The iridescent shark is a migratory fish that moves upstream to spawn during the flood season while the waters are high and returns downstream to seek rearing habitats when the river water levels recede.

Cuulong Fish JSC (ACL:VN) is a fishery company of Vietnam, specializing in farming and processing two species of pangasius fish, a genus of catfish, Pangasius bocourti and Pangasius hypophthalmus (the iridescent shark).

Pangasianodon hypophthalmus (Striped catfish)

The iridescent shark (Pangasianodon hypophthalmus) is a species of shark catfish (family Pangasiidae) native to the rivers of Southeast Asia.

Other related shark catfish may occasionally be falsely labeled as basa fish, including Pangasianodon hypophthalmus (iridescent shark) and Pangasius pangasius (yellowtail catfish).