| Pangasiidae (Shark catfishes) |
| 130 cm SL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 4,620.0 g |
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benthopelagic; freshwater, potamodromous |
| Asia: Mekong and Chao Phraya basins. |
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Anal soft rays: 28-32. A large black spot above the base of the pectoral fin and a black longitudinal stripe along each caudal lobe (Ref. 27732). Dorsal and pectoral fins with a strong spine and a long, filamentous rays (Ref. 4792). With 13-17 gill rakers in first arch (Ref. 12693). |
| Occurs in medium to large-sized rivers (Ref. 12975). Inhabits deep pools in the river (Ref. 37770). Found in rapids and riffle (Ref. 37771). Enters flooded forest (Ref. 9497). Artificially reared fry of 3.5 mm at 12 hrs., 8.4 mm at 4 days, 8.8 mm at 8 days and 23 mm at 18 days. Larval teeth present in 12 hr and 4 day larvae. Feeds on shrimps, small fishes, gastropods and plants (Ref. 6459). Migrates into floodplains and spawns at the beginning of the flood season (Ref. 12693). |
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Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 26 February 2011 Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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Occurs in the Mekong tributary, the lower Xe Bangfai basin (Ref. 27732). Found in the Khone Falls (Ref. 37772). Collected from Tha Ngon in the Mekong basin (Ref. 4792) and from Ban Hang Khone, a village on an island in the middle of the mainstream Mekong River just below the Great Khone Waterfalls in Khong District, Champasak Province (Ref. 37767). Enters flooded forest in Ban Hang Khone, Don Khone, just below the great waterfalls at Lee Pee (Ref. 9497). Undertakes upstream migration during the wet season in May-July through Hoo Som Yai at the Great Fault Line on the Mekong River, Champassack Province (Ref. 37771). Also Ref. 9497, 30857, 37771, 43281, 44002, 56905. |
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