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Pangasiidae (Shark catfishes)
Etymology: Pangasius: The Vietnamese name of a fish (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Dr Yai Suapan Sanitwongse qualified as a physician at Edinburgh University (1885). [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Smith.
Môi trường: môi trường / vùng khí hậu / Mức độ sâu / phạm vi phân phối
Sinh thái học
; nước ngọt sống nổi và đáy; di cư trong nước ngọt (Ref. 138296). Tropical; 25°N - 9°N
Asia: Chao Phraya and Mekong basins.
Bộ gần gũi / Khối lượng (Trọng lượng) / Tuổi
Chín muồi sinh dục: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 300 cm SL con đực/không giới tính; (Ref. 2686); common length : 50.0 cm SL con đực/không giới tính; (Ref. 2073); Khối lượng cực đại được công bố: 300.0 kg (Ref. 7432)
Fins are pigmented with dusky melanophores. First soft ray in dorsal, pectoral and pelvic fins prolonged into a filament (Ref. 4792). Broad head; black tips on first few anal-fin rays in individuals of all sizes, particularly in juveniles; palatine and vomerine teeth united into a single long crescentic patch (Ref. 12693). Mouth wide, its width 5.5-5.9 times in SL (Ref. 43281).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated; Cross section: compressed.
Facultative air-breathing (Ref. 126274); Adults inhabit large rivers. Juveniles are found in larger tributaries (Ref. 58784). Both young and adults feed on fishes and crustaceans (Ref. 12693). Larger individuals have been known to feed on carcasses of fowl or dog (which are commonly used for bait) (Ref. 7432). A migratory species (Ref. 37772). They spawn just before the rainy season and the young of the year reach a length of about 10 cm by mid-June (Ref. 12693). Fishery used to be accompanied by rites and ceremonies of a religious nature (Ref 2686). Important food fish and is often referred to in textbooks and popular press or news media (Ref. 4537). Marketed fresh (Ref. 12693). Threatened due to over harvesting, habitat loss and pollution (Ref. 58490).
Vòng đời và hành vi giao phối
Chín muồi sinh dục | Sự tái sinh sản | Đẻ trứng | Các trứng | Sự sinh sản | Ấu trùng
Roberts, T.R. and C. Vidthayanon, 1991. Systematic revision of the Asian catfish family Pangasiidae, with biological observations and descriptions of three new species. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philad. 143:97-144. (Ref. 7432)
Tình trạng Sách đỏ IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
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