Pungas Did you see this animal?
Scientific Name : Pangasius pangasius
Family : Pangasiidae
Order : Silurifirmes
Class : Actinopterygii
Phylum : Chordata
Other Name : Pungas, Yellowtail Catfish, Pungas Catfish
Habitat : Lower portion of large rivers and estuaries.
Description : The body of Pungas species is elongated and compressed and head covered by soft skin.They are whitish-black above and silvery along the abdomen and has 2 pairs of barbels along the sub-terminal mouth.
Distribution in Bangladesh
Other Species from Group
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Ompok pabda
(Pabdah catfish) -
Gagata youssoufi
(Gangetic gagata) -
Mystus cavasius
(Gangetic Mystus) -
Chaca chaca
(Squarehead Catfish) -
Bagarius yarrelli
(Goonch) -
Ailia punctata
(Jamuna Ailia) -
Olyra longicaudata
(Longtail Catfish) -
Hemibagrus menoda
(Menoda Catfish) -
Eutropiichthys vacha
(Batchwa Vacha) -
Ompok pabo
(Pabo catfish)
References:
description written by: Seam Ferdous Emon, Department of Zoology,Universityof Dhaka; Information sources: www.fishbase.in, Encyclopedia of flora and fauna of Bangladesh(volume 23).photo credit and copyright:Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Information Center().www.fishbase.de. more information please contact with us.
description written by: Seam Ferdous Emon, Department of Zoology,Universityof Dhaka; Information sources: www.fishbase.in, Encyclopedia of flora and fauna of Bangladesh(volume 23).photo credit and copyright:Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Information Center().www.fishbase.de. more information please contact with us.