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Pangasiidae (Shark catfishes)
Etymology: Pangasius: The Vietnamese name of a fish (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Dr Yai Suapan Sanitwongse qualified as a physician at Edinburgh University (1885). [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Smith.
Окружающая среда: среда / климатическая зона / пределы глубины / диапазон распространения
экология
; пресноводный донно-пелагический; мигрирует в реке (Ref. 138296). Tropical; 25°N - 9°N
Asia: Chao Phraya and Mekong basins.
Размер / Вес / Возраст
половая зрелость: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 300 cm SL самец/пол неопределен; (Ref. 2686); common length : 50.0 cm SL самец/пол неопределен; (Ref. 2073); наибольший вес (опубликованные данные): 300.0 kg (Ref. 7432)
Fins are pigmented with dusky melanophores. First soft ray in dorsal, pectoral and pelvic fins prolonged into a filament (Ref. 4792). Broad head; black tips on first few anal-fin rays in individuals of all sizes, particularly in juveniles; palatine and vomerine teeth united into a single long crescentic patch (Ref. 12693). Mouth wide, its width 5.5-5.9 times in SL (Ref. 43281).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated; Cross section: compressed.
Facultative air-breathing (Ref. 126274); Adults inhabit large rivers. Juveniles are found in larger tributaries (Ref. 58784). Both young and adults feed on fishes and crustaceans (Ref. 12693). Larger individuals have been known to feed on carcasses of fowl or dog (which are commonly used for bait) (Ref. 7432). A migratory species (Ref. 37772). They spawn just before the rainy season and the young of the year reach a length of about 10 cm by mid-June (Ref. 12693). Fishery used to be accompanied by rites and ceremonies of a religious nature (Ref 2686). Important food fish and is often referred to in textbooks and popular press or news media (Ref. 4537). Marketed fresh (Ref. 12693). Threatened due to over harvesting, habitat loss and pollution (Ref. 58490).
Жизненный цикл и брачное поведение
половая зрелость | размножение | нерест | икра | Плодовитость | личинки
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)
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Индекс филогенетического разнообразия (ссылка 82804) |
PD50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. |
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Bayesian length-weight
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a=0.00457 (0.00216 - 0.00967), b=3.09 (2.90 - 3.28), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245). |
Трофический уровень (ссылка 69278) |
4.0 ±0.66 se; based on food items. |
Уязвимость рыбной ловли (Ref. 59153) |
Very high vulnerability (90 of 100). 🛈 |
Категория цены (Ref. 80766) |
Unknown.
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