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Cat-eLog Data Sheet
Scientific Name	**Pangasius macronema** Bleeker, 1850
Common Name	Haiwels (Germany)
Type Locality	Bandjarmasin, Kalimantan, Borneo, Indonesia.
Synonym(s)	Pangasius aequilabialis, Pangasius siamensis
Pronunciation	Pang ah see uss
Etymology	The name Pangasius comes from a local (Bengali) name of the fish (pungas).
Species Information
Size	300mm or 11.8" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Identification	Relatively deep body; lacks mid-lateral and abdominal stripes; lacks black spot at dorsal-fin origin; teeth on roof of mouth in 4 separate patches (2 vomerine and 3 palatine patches); maxillary barbel reaches tip of pectoral fin.
Sexing	Females are fuller-bodied.
Habitat Information
Distribution	Asia. Mekong (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) Pacific, Greater Sunda Island Rivers, Java Waters (click on these areas to find other species found there) 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) 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
Feeding	Feeds on mollusks and chironomid insects. User data.
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	Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 1 (no. 1), pp 11.
Registered Keepers	There is but a single registered keeper, view all "my cats" data.
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Last Update	2025 Jan 01 12:20 (species record created: 2006 Dec 24 21:29)