Pangasiidae Series #3

MACAM DAN JENIS SPECIES IKAN PATIN

PANGASIUS BOCOURTI / Sauvage 1880

Pangasius Bocourti

Classification

Actinopterygii | Siluriformes | Pangasiidae

Main reference

Roberts, T.R. and C. Vidthayanon. 1991. (Ref. 7432) Other references | Biblio | Coordinator | Collaborators

Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 120 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 30857)

Environment

Benthopelagic; potamodromous (Ref. 51243); freshwater

Climate / Range

Tropical

Distribution

Asia: Mekong and Chao Phraya basins. Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Short description

Anal soft rays: 31 - 35. Body stout and heavy, head broader than long; blue-black dorsum; blunt snout with broad white band on muzzle; single large patch of vomerine teeth with separate patch of palatine teeth on each side (Ref. 12693). Rounded head and blunt rounded snout (Ref. 43281).

Biology

Known from large rivers (Ref. 12693). Found in rapids and also in deeper slower reaches (Ref. 37771). Enters flooded forest (Ref. 9497). Feeds on plants (Ref. 9497). Spawns at the onset of flood season and the young are first seen in June, averaging about 5 cm by mid-June. Marketed fresh (Ref. 12693). www.fishbase.us