Noun
pangasius (plural pangasia)
Any of various edible freshwater fish of the genus Pangasius, native to southeast Asia, especially the iridescent shark, Pangasius hypophthalmus.
In the pangasius case, the cost of live fish makes up 80 percent of production costs of fish fillets. Source: Internet
The US newspaper the Wall Street Journal has published an article on US Senator Max Baucus's attitude over Vietnam's "tra" and "basa" pangasius, saying that there's no reason for America to launch a trade war with Vietnam over fish. Source: Internet
Trader Joe's has labeled frozen fillets of Vietnamese Pangasius hypophthalmus as "striper." Source: Internet