Pangasius ID

Jorge · Post by **Jorge** » 26 Nov 2003, 10:23

A girl is trying to identify this pangasius in a spanish forum:

It looks as a juvenil of P. hypophthalmus, but the green iridiscence and black tail has made me to think in Pangasius conchophilus even when I'm probably wrong

Any idea?

Post by **Silurus** » 26 Nov 2003, 13:24

Pangasius conchophilus has a longer snout than the fish in the picture. I am thinking it might be P. bocourti instead.

Jorge · Post by **Jorge** » 27 Nov 2003, 10:58

Thanks, Silurus.

Any other opinion?

Chaiwut · Post by **Chaiwut** » 27 Nov 2003, 11:35

Hi Jorge

This fish is juvenile of Pangasius sanitwongsei that have dark spot at anal fin.

Pangasius conchophilus have a slender body and pointed snout.

Juvenile of Pangasius bocourti are very closly P. sanitwongsei but they don't have dark spot at anal fin.

Jorge · Post by **Jorge** » 28 Nov 2003, 16:35

Thanks, Chaiwut.

Then you think this fish is the same of this link: Pangasiussanitwongsei in spanish ?

In Fishbase, they say that can reach 3 meters and 300 kg. Is this information correct?

Thanks again.

Post by **Silurus** » 28 Nov 2003, 17:55

In Fishbase, they say that can reach 3 meters and 300 kg. Is this information correct

Yes.