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Pangasius djambal Bleeker, 1846

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Description: Anal soft rays: 31 - 34. Dorsum dull grey; blunt snout lacking broad white band around muzzle; 24-35 gill rakers in the first arch. Habitat: This species is known from the Indragiri River drainage southwards to the Musi River drainage in Sumatra, the Pahang River drainage in the Malay Peninsula, the Mendawai River drainage eastwards to the Barito River drainage in southern Borneo, and the Ciliwung drainage eastwards to the Bangwan Solo and Kali Brantas drainages in Java (Bleeker 1858, Legendre et al. 2000, Baharuddin 2006). Diet: This species is omnivorous, feeding on small invertebrates(insect larvae, worms and insects), detritus, and plant matter, and prefers slow-moving, turbid waters with muddy or sandy substrates. Etymology: The specific name djambal: Malayan and Sundanese name for this catfish. Remarks: Although there is no detailed information on the population size and trend of this species, it is still abundant throughout its known distribution (except in western Java) and the population trend is thus suspected to be stable or declining at a rate that precludes it from a threatened category. Despite being possibly extirpated from western Java, any localised or regional threats to this species are considered unlikely to affect it on a range-wide scale. Therefore, it is assessed as Least Concern (IUCN 2019).

Common Name:

None

Synonyms:

Pangasius bedado

Family:

Pangasiidae

Distribution:

Southeast Asia: Java, Sumatra and Borneo, (Indonesia). Type locality: Batavia, in fluviis.

Size:

90.0cm. (36ins) TL

Temp:

22-28°C (71-83°F)

p.H.

6.0-7.5.

Reference:

Ferraris, C.J. Jr., 2007. Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types. Zootaxa 1418:1-628.
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2024. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. www.fishbase.org, version (12/2024).
Ng, H.H. 2019. Pangasius djambal. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019.
Rainboth, W.J., 1996. Fishes of the Cambodian Mekong. FAO species identification field guide for fishery purposes. FAO, Rome, 265 p.
Roberts, T.R. and C. Vidthayanon, 1991. Systematic revision of the Asian catfish family Pangasiidae, with biological observations and descriptions of three new species. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philad. 143:97-144.

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Pangasius djambal

Pangasius djambal
Gajah Mungkur Dam, Wonogiri, Central Java

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