Basa (fish)

Not to be confused with Bass (fish).

Basa
Head of basa fish
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Pangasiidae
Genus: Pangasius
Species:
P. bocourti
Binomial name
Pangasius bocourti
Sauvage, 1880

Basa (Pangasius bocourti) is a species of catfish in the family Pangasiidae. Basa are native to the Mekong and Chao Phraya basins in Mainland Southeast Asia.[2] These fish are important as a food source, and also on the international market. They are often labelled in North America and Australia as "basa fish", "swai",[3] or "bocourti".[4] In the UK all species of Pangasius may legally be described as "river cobbler", "cobbler", "basa", "pangasius", "panga", or any of these with the addition of "catfish".[5] In the rest of Europe, these fish are commonly marketed as "pangasius" or "panga".[6] In Asian markets, names for basa include "Pacific dory"[7] and "patin".[8] Other related shark catfish may occasionally be incorrectly labeled as basa fish, including P. hypophthalmus (iridescent shark) and P. pangasius (yellowtail catfish).

  1. ^ Vidthayanon, C. (2012). "Pangasius bocourti". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. IUCN: e.T180848A1669669. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T180848A1669669.en.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Pangasius bocourti". FishBase. February 2012 version.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference sfbm20090131 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "CFIA Fish List". Canadian Food Inspection Agency. 7 July 2010. Archived from the original on 26 March 2012. Retrieved 30 June 2011.
  5. ^ "Fish Labelling (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2006" (PDF). COT. 26 May 2007. Retrieved 22 July 2009.
  6. ^ "Vietnam catfish farmers angered by French reports". Monsters and Critics. 19 May 2008. Archived from the original on 10 December 2008. Retrieved 31 January 2009.
  7. ^ "Are you getting the fish you paid for?". 2 June 2016.
  8. ^ "Patin Steak – the Seafood Market Place by Song Fish".