Pangas catfish (Pangasius pangasius)

Scientific name: Pangasius pangasius Hamilton, 1822

Pangas catfish (Pangasius pangasius)

The Pangas catfish (Pangasius pangasius) is a freshwater fish of the family Pangasiidae. In the aquarium it needs water at 23–28°C (73–82°F).

Pangas catfish care at a glance

Temperature
23–28°C (73–82°F)

Biology

Found in large rivers and estuaries. Occurs in high estuary (freshwater tidal zone) as juveniles, moving to brackish water as sub-adults, and finally as adults to river mouths and inshore areas. Longevity given as 10 years but appears too low. Feeds on snails, other mollusks and plants. Reared for consumption in Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam; excellent food fish with very white fine grained sweet flesh (Ref 2686). Marketed fresh.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Pangasius pangasius
Family
Pangasiidae (Shark catfishes)
Order
Siluriformes (Catfish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
300
Depth range
50 m (164 ft)
Environment
Freshwater; brackish;; pH range: 6.0 - 7.5; dH range: ? - 25 benthopelagic; potamodromous; depth range 50 - ? m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Asia: large rivers of Indian subcontinent and Myanmar (Ganges, Krishna?, Godavari, Irrawaddy). Widely introduced in its geographical range for aquaculture. Reports from Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia are based on misidentifications.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Least Concern (LC)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: commercial; aquaculture: commercial; gamefish: yes
Resilience
Very Low, minimum population doubling time more than 14 years (K=0.04; tmax=10(?))

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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