Scientific Name
Pangasianodon hypophthalmus

Common Name
Striped catfish

Biology
Fins dark grey or black; 6 branched dorsal-fin rays; gill rakers normally developed; young with a black stripe along lateral line and a second long black stripe below lateral line, large adults uniformly grey. Dark stripe on the middle of anal fin; dark stripe in each caudal lobe; small gill rakers regularly interspersed with larger ones.

Classification

Classified By

Sauvage, 1878

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Catfish (Siluriformes)

Family

Shark catfishes (Pangasiidae)

Distribution

Region

Asia

Distribution

Asia: Mekong, Chao Phraya, and Maeklong basins. Introduced into additional river basins for aquaculture.

Range

19°N - 8°N

Environment

Climate

Tropical

Water Temperature From

22 °C

Water Temperature To

26 °C

Depth From - meters

Unknown m

Depth To - meters

Unknown m

Zone

benthopelagic

Environment

Freshwater; ; pH range: 6.5 - 7.5; dH range: 2 - 29 benthopelagic; potamodromous

Trophic Level

3.12 s.e. 0.46 Based on food items.

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

False

Occurs in Brackish water

False

Occurs in Fresh Water

True

Occurs on Reefs

False

Is kept in Aquariums

True

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

130 cm

Common Length

Unknown cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.7500 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Fisheries: commercial; aquaculture: commercial; aquarium: public aquariums

Vulnerability

Very high vulnerability (78 of 100)

Resilience

Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (tm=4-5; assuming tmax >10)

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated