Pangasius elongatus
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Pangasius elongatus is a species of fish in the genus Pangasius within the shark catfish family. The species occurs in the lower reaches of the Mae Nam Chao Phraya , in the Mae Nam Bang Pakong and in the Mekong in Thailand , Cambodia , Laos and Vietnam . The species is commercially fished and is considered critically endangered in Thailand. It was only separated from the species Pangasius polyuranodon in 2002.
features
The body of Pangasius elongatus is elongated with a maximum length of 28 cm in males and 63 cm in females. The snout is large and rounded with a lower mouth. The tooth plate on the intermaxillary bone is visible when the mouth is closed. The eyes are big. The barbels on the lower jaw are short. The gill trap has 17 to 27 rays. The body is olive to greenish-gray, the lower flanks and the belly are silvery to white. The dorsal, pectoral and caudal fins are yellowish, the other fins are translucent.
Fins formula : dorsal II / 6–8 anal 30–33 pectoral I / 10–12 ventral II / 6
Way of life
The species is omnivorous and mainly takes in bottom-dwelling crustaceans , mollusks and worms, and in the flood season also fruits and plant remains. Spawning is found in the Mekong from May to August.
swell
- Laurent Pouyard, Rudhy Gustiano, Guy G. Teugels: Systematic revision of Pangasius polyuranodon (Siluriformes, Pangasiidae) with description of two new species . In: Cybium . tape 26 , no. 4 , 2002, p. 243–252 (English, mnhn.fr [PDF]).
- Pangasius elongatus on Fishbase.org (English)
Web link
- Pangasius elongatus inthe IUCN 2013 Red List of Threatened Species . Listed by: Vidthayanon, C., 2011. Retrieved November 17, 2013.