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Etymology: Pangasius: The Vietnamese name of a fish (Ref. 45335); elongatus: Named for its elongated body..

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecología

; agua dulce; salobre bentopelágico. Tropical

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Asia: lower reaches of the Chao Phraya, Bangpakong and Mekong basins of the Indochinese region.

Tamaño / Peso / Age

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 28.2 cm SL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 46915)

Short description Morfología | Morfometría

Espinas dorsales (total): 2; Radios blandos dorsales (total): 6-8; Espinas anales 0; Radios blandos anales: 30 - 33. Body elongated, intermediate predorsal length (30.1-33.9% SL). Short snout length (35.2-42.8% HL). Long caudal peduncle (17.6-21.4% SL). Short mandibular barbels (length 10.4-39.3% HL). Large eyes (19.2-25.5% HL) (Ref. 46915).

Obligate air-breathing in the genus (Ref. 126274); An omnivorous fish, feeding mainly on benthic animals such as mollusks and crustaceans. During rainy seasons, Mekong specimens feed on fruits and various debris (Ref. 46915). A single 63 cm SL gravid female was observed at Ban Hang Khone in Laos (Ref. 9497). Marketed fresh (Ref. 12693).

Life cycle and mating behavior Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva

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Pouyaud, L., R. Gustiano and G.G. Teugels, 2002. Systematic revision of Pangasius polyuranodon (Siluriformes, Pangasiidae) with description of two new species. Cybium 26(4):243-252. (Ref. 46915)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

Data deficient (DD) ; Date assessed: 19 January 2011

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

Human uses

Pesquerías: comercial

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Estimates based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804): PD₅₀ = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].

Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00457 (0.00217 - 0.00962), b=3.09 (2.90 - 3.28), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245).

Nivel trófico (Ref. 69278): 2.4 ±0.17 se; based on food items.

Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153): Low vulnerability (24 of 100).

Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.

Pangasius elongatus Pouyaud, Gustiano & Teugels, 2002