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| Scientific Name | Pangasius pangasius (Hamilton, 1822) |
| Common Name(s) | Pungas Catfish |
| Type Locality | Bengal estuaries. |
| Synonym(s) | Pangasius buchanani, Pimelodus pangasius |
| Pronunciation | Pang ah see uss - pang ah see uss |
| Etymology | The name Pangasius comes from the local (Bengali) name of the fish (pungas). |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 1500mm (59.1") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Identification | Palatal teeth in two crescentic bands, 23-28 gill rakers, swimbladder with two chambers, posterior chamber reaching to above anal-fin base. |
| Sexing | Females are fuller-bodied. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Large rivers of Indian subcontinent and Myanmar. Widely introduced in its geographical range for aquaculture. Indian waters (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there) Myanmar Waters (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there) |
| pH | 6.0 - 7.6 |
| Temperature | 20.0-28.0°C or 68-82.4°F (Show others within this range) |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Feeding | A benthic carnivore, so best fed with meaty foods such as catfish tablets and shrimp. |
| Furniture | Needs large amount of open space for swimming room and some plants to help reduce the nervous nature of the fish. |
| Compatibility | Will eat smaller fishes, but peaceful with fishes of its own size or larger. An extremely nervous fish that is best kept alone, though. |
| Breeding | Not reported, although it is widely bred in ponds for food. In the wild, it spawns in estuaries. |
| Further Information | |
| References | Fishes Ganges - pp163, 376 - Pl. 33 (fig. 52) |
| Registered Keepers | (1) arapaima, (2) necrocanis, (3) doesdavid (k: 2), (4) nowayhere, (5) poopfaceman. Click on a username above to see all that persons registered catfish species. You can also view all "my cats" data for this species.  Add this species to your "my cats" page. |
| Breeding Reports | None. |
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| Last Update | -1 Nov 30 00:00 (species record created: 2001 Apr 24 00:00) |
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