/siluriformes/pangasiidae/pangasius/icaria/1.jpg "Pangasius icaria")
/siluriformes/pangasiidae/pangasius/icaria/2.jpg "Pangasius icaria")
X-ray showing gut full of snails
 Cat-eLog Data Sheet | |
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| Scientific Name | Pangasius icaria Ayyathurai, Kodeeswaran, Mohindra, Singh, Ravi, Kumar, Valaparambil et al., 2022 |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Mettur Dam, Mettur Dam village, Salem district, Tamil Nadu, India, 11°48'47.1"N, 77°48'08.2"E. |
| Pronunciation | Pang ah see uss |
| Etymology | The name Pangasius comes from a local (Bengali) name of the fish (pungas). The species is named after the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) and used its abbreviated form. ICAR is the parent organization of the National Bureau of Fish Genetic Resources, which conducted the research leading to the description of this new species. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Indian waters, Cauvery (Kaveri) (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Not Evaluated |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Feeding | This species eats aquatic snails in nature. User data. |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | PeerJ v. 10: e14258, pp 5, Figs. 1-2B, 3-5. |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
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| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is no record of this fish being seen. |
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| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.21.78.8673 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 01 12:20 (species record created: 2022 Nov 12 00:30) |