Giant catfish
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Name:Pangasianodon gigas Family:Pangasiidae - Shark catfish
Main appearances
DnM DnM+ AC DnMe+ iQue WW CF NL NH
Other appearances
Film HHD aF PC
Names in other languages  おおナマズ  大鲇鱼  silure géant  siluro gigante  p. gatto gigante  N/A  N/A  N/A  silure géant  siluro gigante  Riesenwels  N/A

Thegiant catfish is a freshwaterfish in theAnimal Crossing series that appears in everyfirst-generationAnimal Crossing game. It appears in thelake during thesummer.

Catch details[edit]

InAnimal Crossing[edit]

#8

"I caught a giant catfish! (That's because I used a giant mousefish as bait!)"

DnM /iQue

DnM+

AC

DnMe+

Time of year[nb 1]	Jun – Aug
Time of day	4 PM – 9 AM
Location	Lake
Shadow size	Very large
Selling price	3,000Bells
Feng shui	None
Furniture size

Donating to the museum[edit]

InAnimal Crossing[edit]

When a giant catfish is donated,Blathers will say this:

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Real-world information[edit]

Real giant catfish (Pangasianodon gigas)

The Mekong giant catfish (Pangasianodon gigas) is a species native to the Mekong basin in Southeast Asia. Due to overfishing and habitat loss, it is considered critically endangered. The barbels, or whiskers, of the Mekong giant catfish diminish with age, as well as their teeth. Both are absent by the time the fish reaches 30cm in length. This is one of the largest freshwater fish, able to grow to 200kg and 3m in length. Once it reaches one year of age, the Mekong giant catfish primarily feeds on algae, and is cannibalistic or eats zooplankton as a fry.

Names in other languages[edit]

	おおナマズ Ō namazu	Great catfish
	大鲇鱼 (Dòngwù Sēnlín) Dà nián yú	Big catfish
	Riesenwels	Giant catfish
	siluro gigante	Giant catfish
	silure géant	Giant catfish
	p. gatto gigante	Giant catfish

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See also[edit]

• Catfish

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