Pangasius Djambal

Pangasius Djambal
	Pangasius Djambal
Systematics
Cohort :	Otomorpha
Sub-cohort :	Ostariophysi
Order :	Catfish (Siluriformes)
Family :	Shark catfish (Pangasiidae)
Genre :	Pangasius
Type :	Pangasius Djambal
Scientific name
	Pangasius Djambal
	Bleeker , 1846

Pangasius djambal is a species of fish from the genus Pangasius within the shark catfish family. The species occurs in the Mekong Basin in Cambodia , Laos , Vietnam and Thailand as well as in Malaysia and Indonesia . The species is primarily fished commercially in Indonesia and is considered a promising candidate for use in aquaculture due to its rapid growth and high protein content.

features

Pangasius djambal is a fish up to 90 cm long and 16 kg heavy with a dull gray body. The muzzle is blunt with no white band around the mouth. The gill trap has 24 to 35 rays in the first arch, the anal fin has 31 to 34 soft rays. According to genetic analyzes, the species is very closely related to the outwardly very similar species Pangasius bocourti .

Way of life

Pangasius djambal feeds mainly on ground-dwelling aquatic insects and worms, to a lesser extent also on free-swimming insects, aquatic plants and seeds. In Sumatra , it has been shown that the diet was mainly molluscs. In the Mekong, migrations are observed upstream with rising water levels, where spawning is found from April to July . The old animals then migrate downstream again into the feeding grounds.

swell

Pangasius djambal on Fishbase.org (English)

Individual evidence

↑ LT Hung, N. Suhenda, J. Slembrouck, J. Lazard, Y. Moreau: Comparison of dietary protein and energy utilization in three Asian catfishes (Pangasius bocourti, P. hypophthalmus and P. djambal) . In: Aquaculture Nutrition . tape 10 , no. 5 , 2004, p. 317-326 (English).
↑ L. Pouyard, R. Gustiano, GG Teugels: Contribution to the phylogeny of the Pangasiidae based on mitochondrial 12S rDNA . In: Indonesian Journal of Agricultural Science . tape 5 , no. 2 , 2004, p. 45-62 (English, pustaka-deptan.go.id [PDF]).
↑ Rudhy Gustiano, Laurent Pouyaud: Diversity of Pangasiid Catfishes From Sumatra . In: Buletin Plasma Nutfah . tape 12 , no. 2 , 2006, p. 83–88 (English, indoplasma.or.id [PDF]).

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[1] LT Hung, N. Suhenda, J. Slembrouck, J. Lazard, Y. Moreau: Comparison of dietary protein and energy utilization in three Asian catfishes (Pangasius bocourti, P. hypophthalmus and P. djambal) . In: Aquaculture Nutrition . tape 10 , no. 5 , 2004, p. 317-326 (English).

[2] L. Pouyard, R. Gustiano, GG Teugels: Contribution to the phylogeny of the Pangasiidae based on mitochondrial 12S rDNA . In: Indonesian Journal of Agricultural Science . tape 5 , no. 2 , 2004, p. 45-62 (English, pustaka-deptan.go.id [PDF]).

[3] Rudhy Gustiano, Laurent Pouyaud: Diversity of Pangasiid Catfishes From Sumatra . In: Buletin Plasma Nutfah . tape 12 , no. 2 , 2006, p. 83–88 (English, indoplasma.or.id [PDF]).