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 Cat-eLog Data Sheet | |
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| Scientific Name | Pangasius macronema Bleeker, 1850 |
| Common Name | Haiwels (Germany) |
| Type Locality | Bandjarmasin, Kalimantan, Borneo, Indonesia. |
| Synonym(s) | 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) Log in to view data on a 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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| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There are 2 records of this fish being seen, view them all. |
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| Last Update | 2020 Sep 20 01:44 (species record created: 2006 Dec 24 21:29) |
