Re: NANFA-- Mekong Giant

anutej_at_loxinfo.co.th
Wed, 14 Apr 2004 23:13:00 +0700

Probably Pangasius bocourti. They are probably cultivated in Vietnam.

Tony

The Thaumaturgist wrote:
>
> Many Supermarkets in the US are selling this fish
> labeled as Catfish Fillet. Sometimes it is sold as
> BASA. Needless to say, the Catfish growers in the US
> are asking for a ban on importing this fillets.
>
> Asit K. Ghosh
> Rockledge, Florida
> ========================================================
> --- Moontanman_at_aol.com wrote:
> > In a message dated 4/13/04 2:17:38 PM Eastern Daylight
> > Time,
> > njz_at_clevelandmetroparks.com writes:
> >
> > > very interesting article. not native, but all should
> > find it interesting.
> > >
> > >
> >
> http://www.americanscientist.org/template/AssetDetail/assetid/32587/page/2?&
> > > print=yes
> > >
> > Very nice article, I have always been fascinated by the
> > fish of this genus.
> > All fish are native somewhere ;-)
> >
> > Moon
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