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. Occurs in both freshwater and brackish water environments, including habitats such as big rivers, floodplains, estuaries, and canals. Typically occupies the lower portions of large rivers and estuaries. This species is not only carnivorous but also notably voracious, feeding on both decaying animal and vegetative matter. Its primary breeding occurs in estuaries during the rainy season.
Distribution in Bangladesh
Other Species from Group
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Heteropneustes fossilis
(Stinging Catfish) -
Bagarius yarrelli
(Goonch) -
Wallago attu
(Freshwater shark) -
Mystus cavasius
(Gangetic Mystus) -
Sisor rabdophorus
(Sisor Catfish) -
Gogangra viridescens
(Huddah Nangra) -
Gagata gagata
(Gangatic Gagata) -
Hemibagrus menoda
(Menoda Catfish) -
Mystus vittatus
(Striped Dwarf Catfish) -
Mystus bleekeri
(Bleeker’s Mystus)
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.