Pangasiidae
siluriformes
Actinopterygii
No information available.
They can lay more than a million eggs
Omnivorous, it feeds on both fish, crustaceans and plant remains.
Between 10-15 years
They are dark gray with a lighter belly and black fins. The oldest and largest ones turn uniformly gray. They do not have scales or bone plates on the skin, so they have shiny and smooth skin to see and touch.
Females reach sexual maturity at approximately three years of age while males often mature in their second year. The eggs are adherent and are deposited on the roots of vegetation.
It is a highly migratory species that makes long-distance movements over hundreds of kilometers upstream in search of refuge, and then returns downstream to spawning, feeding and nursery habitats.
The presence of a pair of whiskers fulfills a sensory function and helps these fish orient themselves, especially in rivers with murky waters and limited visibility.
