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| Scientific Name | Pangasius mahakamensis Pouyaud, Gustiano & Teugels, 2002 |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Sangasanga, Mahakam River at Samarinda, East Kalimantan Province, Borneo, Indonesia. |
| Pronunciation | Pang ah see uss |
| Etymology | The name Pangasius comes from a local (Bengali) name of the fish (pungas). Named after the Mahakam basin where the type material was collected. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 182mm or 7.2" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Identification | On live specimens, head and body dorsally olive to greenish grey, lower side of flanks and belly silver or whitish. Dorsal, pectoral and caudal fins yellowish, other fins hyaline. |
| General Remarks | The largest specimen listed in the description is 182 mm SL. In the Roberts and Vidthayanon 1991 revision of Pangasiidae there is a noted specimen that somewhat exceeds this - 192 mm. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Asia: endemic to East Kalimantan, Indonesia. Pacific, Malaysia Waters (click on these areas to find other species found there) Log in to view data on a map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Data Deficient, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2019. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding | Unreported. |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Cybium v. 26 (no. 4), pp 246, Fig. 4 |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
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| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is no record of this fish being seen. |
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| Last Update | 2020 Sep 16 01:44 (species record created: 2009 May 19 10:05) |