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Actinopterigi (pesci con pinne raggiate) > Siluriformes (Catfish) > Pangasiidae (Shark catfishes)
Etymology: Pangasius: The Vietnamese name of a fish (Ref. 45335). More on author: Sauvage.

Ambiente / Clima / Range Ecologia

; acqua dolce benthopelagico; potamodromo (Ref. 51243). Tropical, preferred ?

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Asia: Mekong and Chao Phraya basins.

Size / Peso / Age

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 120 cm SL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 30857)

Short description Morfologia | Morfometria

Raggi anali molli: 31 - 35. Body stout and heavy, head broader than long; blue-black dorsum; blunt snout with broad white band on muzzle; single large patch of vomerine teeth with separate patch of palatine teeth on each side (Ref. 12693). Rounded head and blunt rounded snout (Ref. 43281).

Known from large rivers (Ref. 12693). Found in rapids and also in deeper slower reaches (Ref. 37771). Enters flooded forest (Ref. 9497). Feeds on plants (Ref. 9497). Spawns at the onset of flood season and the young are first seen in June, averaging about 5 cm by mid-June. Marketed fresh (Ref. 12693).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecundity | Larve

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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)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Least Concern (LC)

CITES (Ref. 94142)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

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Pesca: scarso interesse commerciale

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Pangasius bocourti Sauvage, 1880