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Pangasiidae (Shark catfishes)
Etymology: Helicophagus: Greek, helike = spiral + Greek, phagein = to eat (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Jan Theodore van Bloemen Waanders (1820–1889) was a Captain, then Lieutenant-Colonel, of the Artillery, East Sumatra and an amateur naturalist. He was the son of Hendrik Lodewijk van Bloemen Waanders (above). He collected the types. (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Bleeker.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
; Água doce demersal; potamódromo (Ref. 51243). Tropical
Asia: Mekong and Chao Phraya basins; also from Sumatra, Indonesia.
Tamanho / Peso / Idade
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 70.0 cm TL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 37771)
Descrição suscinta
Chaves de identificação | Morfologia | Morfometria
Espinhos dorsais (total) : 2; Raios dorsais (total) : 7; Raios anais : 37 - 40.
Occurs in medium to large-sized rivers (Ref. 12975). The stomachs of the specimens examined were more or less filled with mollusks, usually bivalves (Ref. 7432). Enters flooded forest (Ref. 9497). Migrates upstream when water levels begin to rise at the beginning of the flood season and moves downstream as water clears at the end of the flood season. Marketed fresh (Ref. 12693).
Ciclo de vida ou comportamento de acasalamento
Maturidade | Reprodução | Desova | Ovos | Fecundidade | Larvas
Roberts, T.R. and C. Vidthayanon, 1991. Systematic revision of the Asian catfish family Pangasiidae, with biological observations and descriptions of three new species. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philad. 143:97-144. (Ref. 7432)
Status na Lista Vermelha da UICN (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Ameaça para os humanos
Harmless
Uso pelos humanos
Pescarias: espécies comerciais
Ferramentas
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Estimates based on models
Índice de diversidade filogenética (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.6250 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00316 (0.00181 - 0.00553), b=3.12 (2.96 - 3.28), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref.
93245).
Nível Trófico (Ref.
69278): 3.2 ±0.44 se; based on food items.
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Moderate to high vulnerability (48 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 83.9 [38.5, 178.7] mg/100g; Iron = 1.11 [0.53, 2.01] mg/100g; Protein = 16.3 [14.7, 17.9] %; Omega3 = 0.282 [0.118, 0.666] g/100g; Selenium = 100 [46, 242] μg/100g; VitaminA = 22.3 [7.0, 60.9] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.36 [0.92, 2.02] mg/100g (wet weight);
