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Pangasius ID

Posted: 26 Nov 2003, 10:23
by Jorge
A girl is trying to identify this pangasius in a spanish forum:

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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?

Posted: 26 Nov 2003, 13:24
by Silurus
Pangasius conchophilus has a longer snout than the fish in the picture. I am thinking it might be P. bocourti instead.

Posted: 27 Nov 2003, 10:58
by Jorge
Thanks, Silurus. :thumbsup:

Any other opinion?

Posted: 27 Nov 2003, 11:35
by Chaiwut
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.

Posted: 28 Nov 2003, 16:35
by Jorge
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. :D

Posted: 28 Nov 2003, 17:55
by Silurus
In Fishbase, they say that can reach 3 meters and 300 kg. Is this information correct
Yes.