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Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Importance: commercial | Ref: Pouyaud, L., G.G. Teugels and M. Legendre, 1999
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Recorded from the Mekong delta. It is considered as a candidate for aquaculture and its reproduction in captivity has already been achieved. Also distributed in brackish water (Ref. 49196).
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Main Ref: Pouyaud, L., G.G. Teugels and M. Legendre, 1999
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> Siluriformes (Catfishes) > Pangasiidae (Shark catfishes)
Etymology: Pangasius: The Vietnamese name of a fish (Ref. 45335); kunyit: Kunyit is from the Javanese word for saffron referring to its goldfish color..

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecologia

; Água doce; estuarina bentopelágico. Tropical

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Asia: major drainages from Sumatra, Indonesia (Musi, Batang Hari and Indragiri rivers); also present in eastern Kalimantan (Mahakam, Kapuas and Barito rivers), Sabah, Malaysia (Kinabatanagan River) and Viet Nam (Mekong delta).

Tamanho / Peso / Idade

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 70.2 cm SL (female)

Descrição suscinta Chaves de identificação | Morfologia | Morfometria

Espinhos dorsais (total) : 2; Raios anais : 30 - 33. Distinguished from all other Pangasius species by the combination of the following characters: a somewhat spatulated (broad and rounded) head (snout length 40.0-53.4% HL; head depth 48.0-54.7% HL; head width 70.7-76.6% HL); short palatine tooth plates (10.0-12.8% HL); a very robust dorsal spine (width of spine 9.25-11.2 times in its length).

Facultative air-breathing (Ref. 126274); Inhabits deeper waters. Occurs sympatrically with P. krempfi in the Mekong delta. It is considered as a candidate species for aquaculture and its reproduction in captivity has already been achieved in the Mekong delta, Viet Nam (Ref. 33567).

Ciclo de vida ou comportamento de acasalamento Maturities | Reprodução | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvas

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Pouyaud, L., G.G. Teugels and M. Legendre, 1999. Description of a new pangasiid catfish from south-east Asia (Siluriformes). Cybium 23(3):247-258. (Ref. 33567)

Status na Lista Vermelha da UICN (Ref. 130435)

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Pangasius kunyit Pouyaud, Teugels & Legendre, 1999