Pseudolais
pleurotaenia (Sauvage, 1878)
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Johnny
Jensen's Photographic Library
(1) Karl-Heinz Dau (1 Stamp) Jean-Francois
Helias (1)
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| Relevant
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Dorsal spines (total):
1; Dorsal soft rays (total): 7; Anal soft rays: 39 - 46. Abdomen
with a well-developed median keel extending from throat to origin
of anal fin. Dorsal fin advanced in position, with a strongly
serrated spine; pectoral spines as long as or slightly longer
than dorsal spine, strong, denticulated along their inner edge;
pelvic fins small; anal fin low, long; adipose fin very small.
Single, oval-shaped patch of teeth on each side of palate; eye
large. Occur in large and medium-sized rivers. Found in rapids
and in deeper slower reaches. Common in the middle Mekong before
the flood season where it is found in the lower reaches of tributary
streams along with most of the cyprinids that would be found in
the main stream of the Mekong when the water is clear. Feeds on
terrestrial and aquatic insects along with small amounts of plant
matter. The specimen in the last image was caught in the Nung
River near Vientiane, Laos. |
| Common
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None |
| Synonyms: |
Pangasius cultratus,
Pangasius fowleri, Pteropangasius cultratus, Pangasius pleurotaenia
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| Family: |
Pangasiidaelycipitidae |
| Distribution: |
Asia:
Mekong, Meklong, Tapi and Chao Phraya River basins. Type
locality: Laos. |
| Size:
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35cm.
(14ins) |
| Temp: |
22
-26°C (71 -79°F) |
| p.H. |
6.5
-7.5. |
| Reference: |
Froese, R. and
D. Pauly. Editors. 2009.FishBase. World Wide Web electronic
publication. www.fishbase.org, version (02/2010).
plateen, pers.comm. http://www.petfrd.com/forum/index.php |
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Family:
Pangasiidae
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Pseudolais pleurotaenia
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 Pseudolais
pleurotaenia
Stamp
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 Pseudolais
pleurotaenia Caught in the Nung River near Vientiane,
Laos.
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