Shortbarbel pangasius (Pseudolais micronemus)

Scientific name: Pseudolais micronemus Bleeker, 1847

Shortbarbel pangasius (Pseudolais micronemus)

The Shortbarbel pangasius (Pseudolais micronemus) is a freshwater fish of the family Pangasiidae.

Biology

Anal soft rays: 28 - 38. Eye large, its diameter 4-5 times in head length (in 18 cm long specimens); dark grey caudal fin; maxillary barbel rarely extends past eye and never past preopercle. Vomero-palatine teeth in 4 more or less ovoid patches; truncate snout; lower jaw with angular outline rather than rounded; very short humeral process.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Pseudolais micronemus
Family
Pangasiidae (Shark catfishes)
Order
Siluriformes (Catfish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
100.0
Environment
Freshwater; benthopelagic; potamodromous
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Asia: Mekong basin, Hue River, the Malay Peninsula and Indonesia, including Sumatra, Java and Borneo. Particularly widely distributed in Borneo (Kapuas, Mahakam, Rejang and Kinabatangan).
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: commercial; aquaculture: commercial

Sources

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

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