Pangasius pangasius is a valid scientific name.

Pangasius pangasius (Hamilton, 1822)

Yellowtail Catfish - Pangas - Native Fish - Wild (Freshwater)

Systematic Position: [2]

Kingdom	:	Animalia
Phylum	:	Chordata
Class	:	Teleostei
Order	:	Siluriformes
Family	:	Pangasidae
Genus	:	Pangasius
Species	:	Pangasius pangasius

Common Names:

English	:	Yellowtail Catfish[729]
Bangla	:	Pangas[5] pungwash[274] Desi pungas[729]

Synonyms:

Pimelodus pangasius Hamilton, 1822
Pangasius pangasius pangasius (Hamilton, 1822)
Pangasius buchanani Valenciennes, 1840 Nov
Pangasius pangasius godavarii David, 1962
Pangasius pangasius upiensis Srivastava, 1968
Pangasius djambal (Non Bleeker, 1846 Apr)

Maximum Length and Weight:

1.20 cm (TL) ^[347] 100 cm (TL) and 10 kg ^[1657]

Inter-Length Relationship:

Head length : Total length : Standard length = 1 : 5.2-5.7 : 4.4-4.7 ^[5]
Body height : Total length : Standard length = 1 : 5.8-6.3 : 4.7-5 ^[5]
Eye Diameter : Head length = 1 : 6 ^[5]
Eye Diameter : Snout length = 1 : 2 ^[5]
Eye Diameter : Inter orbial width = 1 : 4 ^[5]

Taxonomic Formula:

D. 1/7; P₁. 1/12; P₂. 6; A. 3-4/26-29 ^{[Rahman, 2005]}
D I 6-7; A iv-v 26-29; P I 12-13; V i 5 ^{[Talwar and Jhingran, 1991]}
B ix-x; D 1/7; A 31-34(4-5/27-29); P 1/12-13; V 6; C 19 ^{[Shafi and Quddus, 1982]}

Scales:

Scaleless. [5]

Chemistry:

Data not available

Conservation Status:

Global	:	Least Concern (LC)	(Version 3.1) [527]
Bangladesh	:	Endangered (EN)	(Version 3.1) [224]

Occurrence/Distribution:

Global	:	Bangladesh[70] Cambodia[890] India[6] Myanmar[832] Nepal[844] Pakistan[6] Vietnam[871]
Bangladesh	:	Padma river, Rajshahi[274] Chalan beel, Natore[490] Halda River, Chittagong Hill Tracts[598] Sunamganj haor region, Sunamganj[729] Passur River, Khulna[752] Mahananda River, Chapainawabganj[775] Meghna river estuary, Noakhali[774] River Choto Jamuna, Naogaon[9] Meghna river, Narsingdi[781] Chitra river, Jashore[793] Buriganga River, Dhaka[798] Sandha river, Pirojpur[810] Banar River, Mymensingh[1023] Bangshi River, Dhaka[1024] Tanguar Haor, Sunamganj[1025] Ramnabad river, Patuakhali[1163] Dekhar haor, Sunamganj[1164] Lohalia river, Patuakhali[1200] Ghaghat river, Gaibandha[1202] Sandha river, Pirojpur[1206] Belua river, Pirojpur[1207] Agunmukha river, Patuakhali[1208]

Habitat and Environment:

Habitat:
River, Estuary, Large river ^[347]

Environment:

Parameters	Units	Minimum	Maximum	Optimum	Ref.
Temperature	-	-	-	-	-
pH	-	-	-	-	-
DO	-	-	-	-	-
Free CO2	-	-	-	-	-

Breeding Maturity:

Data not available

Breeding Season: (red background)

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Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

[274]

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Jun

Jul

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Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

[347]

Fecundity:

Data not available

Food and Feeding Habit:

Diet composition (%): Data not available

Importance:

Production and Marketing:
Production/Harvesting Season: (Green = Peak, Yellow = Off, Lemon = Moderate)

Jan

Feb

Mar

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May

Jun

Jul

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Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

[792]

Harvesting Gears:
Seine net, Gill net, Set bag net, Ber jal (Seine net), Ber jal (Seine net), Set bag net, Cast net, Hook, Hook, Hook ^[792]
Seine net, Gill net, Set bag net, Ber jal (Seine net), Ber jal (Seine net), Set bag net, Cast net, Hook, Hook, Hook ^[1657]
Trawl Net, Gill net, Set bag net, Ber jal (Seine net), Ber jal (Seine net), Set bag net, Cast net, Hook, Hook, Hook ^[1174]
Trawl Net, Gill net, Set bag net, Ber jal (Seine net), Ber jal (Seine net), Set bag net, Cast net, Hook, Hook, Hook ^[1174]
Seine net, Gill net, Set bag net, Ber jal (Seine net), Ber jal (Seine net), Set bag net, Cast net, Hook, Hook, Hook ^[1657]
Market price:
400-600 BDT/kg (Size: 100-120 cm, Weight: 4-6 kg, Place: Noakhali, Bangladesh) ^[792]