Pangasius nasutus • Pangasiidae • Cat-eLog

Cat-eLog Data Sheet
Scientific Name	**Pangasius nasutus** (Bleeker, 1863)
Common Name(s)	None
Type Locality	Bandjarmasin, Borneo, Indonesia.
Synonym(s)	Pangasius ponderosus, Pseudopangasius nasutus
Pronunciation	Pang ah see uss
Etymology	The name Pangasius comes from a local (Bengali) name of the fish (pungas).
Species Information
Size	800mm (31.5") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Sexing	Females are fuller-bodied.
Habitat Information
Distribution	Sumatra, Borneo and Malay Peninsula, southeastern Asia. Pacific, Greater Sunda Island Rivers, Sumatra Waters (click on these areas to find other species found there) Pacific, Greater Sunda Island Rivers, Borneo Waters (click on these areas to find other species found there) Pacific, Malaysia Waters, Peninsular Malaysia Waters (click on these areas to find other species found there) (Click the map-icon to show/hide map of species distribution)
Husbandry Information
Furniture	Needs large amount of open space for swimming room and some plants to help reduce the nervous nature of the fish.
Breeding	Unreported.
Further Information
References	Versl. Akad. Amsterdamv. 15 - pp72
Registered Keepers	None.
Breeding Reports	None.
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Last Update	2013 Jan 04 12:09 (species record created: 2004 Apr 04 00:00)

Cat-eLog Data Sheet

Scientific Name

Pangasius nasutus (Bleeker, 1863)

Common Name(s)

None

Type Locality

Bandjarmasin, Borneo, Indonesia.

Synonym(s)

Pangasius ponderosus, Pseudopangasius nasutus

Pronunciation

Pang ah see uss

Etymology

The name Pangasius comes from a local (Bengali) name of the fish (pungas).

Species Information

Size

800mm (31.5") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.

Sexing

Females are fuller-bodied.

Habitat Information

Distribution

Sumatra, Borneo and Malay Peninsula, southeastern Asia.
Pacific, Greater Sunda Island Rivers, Sumatra Waters (click on these areas to find other species found there)
Pacific, Greater Sunda Island Rivers, Borneo Waters (click on these areas to find other species found there)
Pacific, Malaysia Waters, Peninsular Malaysia Waters (click on these areas to find other species found there)