Who lives where? Who lives how? What story do these fish have? We are happy to answer these and other questions in our species presentation.
Description
The pangasius is a freshwater fish from the shark catfish or slender catfish family. Thus, it has the typical scaleless, elongated body. The Pangasius lives in groups and is diurnal. It feeds equally on vegetable, but also animal food like algae, water plants but also insects, molluscs and rarely also fruits, crustaceans or other fish. Depending on the oxygen concentration of the surrounding water, the fish breathes not only through its gills, but also its swim bladder, taking in air above the water surface.
Source: www.fischlexikon.eu
Way of Life/Habitat
The species inhabits the major river courses of the Mekong and Chao Phraya in Thailand, Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia. Traditionally, the species is fished, but for some years it has also been increasingly farmed in aquacultures in Southeast Asia and marketed worldwide as food fish.
Fact sheet
Scientific Name:
Pangasianodon hypophthalmus
Size:
max. 150 cm
Weight:
44 kg
Age:
10 years
Habitat:
Thailand, Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia
