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Close-up of porus pectoralis
 Cat-eLog Data Sheet | |
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| Scientific Name | Pangasius nasutus (Bleeker, 1863) |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Barito River, Bandjarmasin, southern Kalimantan, 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 | 900mm or 35.4" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Sexing | Females are fuller-bodied. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | 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) Login to view the map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Least Concern , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2019. |
| 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. |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Verslagen en Mededeelingen der Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen. Afdeling Natuurkunde. v. 15, pp 72. |
| Registered Keepers | There is but a single registered keeper, view all "my cats" data. |
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| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There are 3 records of this fish being seen, view them all. |
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| Search for P. nasutus | |
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 | Look up P. nasutus on Fishbase |
 | Look up P. nasutus on Encyclopedia of Life |
 | Look up P. nasutus on Global Biodiversity Information Facility |
| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.21.78.1243 | |
| Last Update | 2020 Sep 20 01:45 (species record created: 2004 Apr 04 00:00) |