Taxonomy of Finfish (1+2)

4.1.2.5 Family : Pangasiidae

• Freshwater, southern Asia (Pakistan to Borneo).
• Usually two pairs of barbells (maxillary and one pair of mandibular or mental barbells present, nasal barbells always absent, only maxillary barbels in adult pangasius gigas.
• Body compressed
• Adipose fin present, small, never confluent with caudal fin.
• Dorsal fin far forward with one or two spines of 5-7 soft rays.
• Anal fin with 26 -46 rays
• Vertebrate – 39 -52
• widely separated nostrils
• Fused gill membranes

• Canine teeth absent
  

• These fishes inhabit lower portions of large rivers and estuaries. It is a food fish.

  
  

Two genus

• Helicophagus – 2 species
• Pangasius - 19 species
• Pangasianodon