Pangasianodon

E811899

catfish fish genus fish species taxon

Pangasianodon is a genus of large freshwater catfish native to Southeast Asia, best known for species like the commercially important Mekong giant catfish.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Pangasianodon canonical	3
Pangasianodon gigas	2

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9651260 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Pangasianodon
Context triple: [Pangasiidae, includesTaxon, Pangasianodon]

A. Malapterurus
Malapterurus is a genus of electric catfishes known for their ability to generate strong electric discharges, native to freshwater habitats in Africa.
B. Cinetodus
Cinetodus is a genus of eeltail catfishes known from freshwater and coastal habitats in the Australasian region.
C. Serrivomer
Serrivomer is a genus of deep-sea sawtooth eels known for their elongated bodies and distinctive serrated jaws.
D. Misgurnus
Misgurnus is a genus of small, elongated freshwater loaches commonly known as weather loaches or dojo loaches, found in Eurasian rivers and streams.
E. Bagarius
Bagarius is a genus of large, predatory river catfishes native to South and Southeast Asia, known for their powerful build and fast-flowing freshwater habitats.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Pangasianodon
Target entity description: Pangasianodon is a genus of large freshwater catfish native to Southeast Asia, best known for species like the commercially important Mekong giant catfish.

A. Malapterurus
Malapterurus is a genus of electric catfishes known for their ability to generate strong electric discharges, native to freshwater habitats in Africa.
B. Cinetodus
Cinetodus is a genus of eeltail catfishes known from freshwater and coastal habitats in the Australasian region.
C. Siluranodon
Siluranodon is a genus of African catfishes known for their elongated bodies and membership in the family Schilbeidae.
D. Serrivomer
Serrivomer is a genus of deep-sea sawtooth eels known for their elongated bodies and distinctive serrated jaws.
E. Misgurnus
Misgurnus is a genus of small, elongated freshwater loaches commonly known as weather loaches or dojo loaches, found in Eurasian rivers and streams.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	catfish ⓘ catfish ⓘ fish genus ⓘ fish species ⓘ taxon ⓘ
bodyType	ray-finned fish ⓘ
class	Actinopterygii ⓘ
commercialUse	aquaculture ⓘ food industry ⓘ
commonName	Mekong giant catfish ⓘ iridescent shark ⓘ striped catfish ⓘ
conservationStatus	Critically Endangered ⓘ
containsTaxon	Pangasianodon gigas ⓘ linked to: Pangasianodon Pangasianodon hypophthalmus ⓘ linked to: Pangasius
diet	omnivorous ⓘ
distributionRegion	Chao Phraya River basin ⓘ linked to: Chao Phraya headwaters system Mekong River basin ⓘ linked to: Mekong River
domain	Eukaryota ⓘ linked to: Eukarya
ecologicalRole	large riverine catfish ⓘ
family	Pangasiidae ⓘ Pangasiidae ⓘ Pangasiidae ⓘ
genus	Pangasianodon ⓘ Pangasianodon ⓘ
habitat	Mekong River ⓘ freshwater ⓘ large rivers ⓘ
kingdom	Animalia ⓘ
maximumLength	about 3 metres ⓘ
maximumWeight	over 300 kilograms ⓘ
namedAfter	Pangasius (related catfish genus) ⓘ linked to: Pangasius
nativeTo	Chao Phraya basin ⓘ linked to: Chao Phraya River Mekong basin ⓘ linked to: Mekong River Mekong basin ⓘ linked to: Mekong River Southeast Asia ⓘ
notableFor	commercial importance as food fish ⓘ large body size of some species ⓘ
order	Siluriformes ⓘ Siluriformes ⓘ Siluriformes ⓘ
phylum	Chordata ⓘ
reproduction	egg-laying ⓘ
taxonomicRank	genus ⓘ
threats	habitat degradation ⓘ overfishing ⓘ
usedFor	aquaculture ⓘ aquarium trade ⓘ food fish ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Pangasiidae → includesTaxon → Pangasianodon ⓘ

Pangasiidae → notableSpecies → Pangasianodon gigas ⓘ

linked to: Pangasianodon

Pangasianodon → containsTaxon → Pangasianodon gigas ⓘ

linked to: Pangasianodon

Pangasianodon gigas → genus → Pangasianodon ⓘ

subject linked to: Pangasianodon

Pangasianodon hypophthalmus → genus → Pangasianodon ⓘ