💧 Freshwater
Data Deficient
🌡️ Tropical
Pangasius Nieuwenhuisii
Pangasius nieuwenhuisii Popta, 1904
📖 Overview
Facultative air-breathing ; The stomach of the holotype contains very hard seeds of higher plants Ref. 7432).
Scientific Name
Pangasius nieuwenhuisii
Authority
Popta, 1904
Habitat
Freshwater
Climate
Tropical
IUCN Status
DD
Max Length
60 cm
Trophic Level
2.8
Vulnerability
28.00/100
Salinity
0–0.5 ppt
🔬 Taxonomy
Class
Teleostei
Teleostei
Order
Siluriformes
Siluriformes
Family
Pangasiidae
Pangasiidae
Genus
Pangasius
Pangasius
Species
Pangasius Nieuwenhuisii
Pangasius nieuwenhuisii
🐟 Physical Description
Physical description for Pangasius Nieuwenhuisii is currently being compiled.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Pangasius Nieuwenhuisii is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
aquatic invertebrates
small fish
algae
detritus
🥚 Reproduction
🐣 Oviparous
Spawning Season
spring
Spawn Location
Substrate
Fertilization
External
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical Known only from the Mahakam basin in eastern Borneo.
🌿 Ecology
Zone Preferences
💧 Freshwater
Trophic Level
2.8±0.4
📐 Morphometrics
Length–Weight Relationship:
W = 0.00457 × L3.09
(TL)
Max TL
60cm
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
Salinity Range
0–0.5ppt
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
IUCN Category
Data Deficient
Assessment Date
2019
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
Fishing Vulnerability
28.00/100
Low vulnerability
Trophic Level
2.8
Omnivore / Planktivore
Climate Zone
Tropical
Described By
Popta, 1904
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