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Encyclopedia > Basa fish
Basa fish
Conservation status
Secure
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Pangasiidae
Genus: Pangasius
Species: P. bocourti
Binomial name
Pangasius bocourti
Sauvage, 1880

The basa fish, Pangasius bocourti, is a type of catfish in the family Pangasiidae. Basa are native to the Mekong River Delta in Vietnam and Chao Phraya basin.[1] These fish are important food fish with an international market. They are sometimes marketed as bocourti.[2] Other related shark catfish may be occasionally called "basa fish". These fishes include Pangasius hypophthalmus (iridescent shark) and Pangasius pangasius (yellowtail catfish). The conservation status of a species is an indicator of the likelihood of that species continuing to survive either in the present day or the future. ... For other uses, see Scientific classification (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Animal (disambiguation). ... Typical Classes See below Chordates (phylum Chordata) are a group of animals that includes the vertebrates, together with several closely related invertebrates. ... Orders See text The Actinopterygii are the ray-finned fish. ... Families Akysidae Amblycipitidae Amphiliidae Ariidae Aspredinidae Astroblepidae Auchenipteridae Bagridae Callichthyidae Cetopsidae Chacidae Clariidae Claroteidae Cranoglanididae Diplomystidae Doradidae Hypophthalmidae Ictaluridae Loricariidae Malapteruridae Mochokidae Nematogenyidae Pangasiidae Parakysidae Pimelodidae Plotosidae Schilbeidae Scoloplacidae Siluridae Sisoridae Trichomycteridae Catfish (order Siluriformes) are a diverse group of fish. ... Genera Helicophagus Pangasianodon Pangasius See text for species. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Year 1880 (MDCCCLXXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Tuesday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... This article is about the siluriform catfishes; for the Atlantic catfish, see Seawolf (fish); for other uses, see Catfish (disambiguation). ... Genera Helicophagus Pangasianodon Pangasius See text for species. ... Mekong River Delta from space, February 1996 Mekong Delta, February 2005. ... A view of the Chao Phraya River in Bangkok The Chao Phraya (Thai แม่น้ำเจ้าพระยา) is a major river in Thailand, with its low alluvial river plain marking the mainland of the country. ... Genera Helicophagus Pangasianodon Pangasius See text for species. ... Binomial name Pangasius hypophthalmus (Sauvage, 1878) Despite its name, the Iridescent Shark (Pangasius hypophthalmus) is not a shark, but a catfish. ... Pangasius pangasius or Pangash is a catfish of the Pangasiidae family, available in the Bay of Bengal. ...

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Body

The body of a basa fish is stout and heavy. The rounded head is broader than it is long, the blunt snout having a white band on its muzzle.


Locations

Basa fish are known to be from large rivers, in rapids and in deep, slower reaches. They enter flooded forests.


Food and Spawning

Basa fish feed on plants. These fish spawn at the onset of the rainy season.[1] As basa fish are fresh water they contain little in the way of essential fats and nutrients.


Mascot

P. bocourti, known in Thai as pla mong, is the mascot of Nakhon Phanom Games, a regional multi-sport event in central Thailand in October 2006.[3] Millie, once mascot of the City of Brampton, is now the Brampton Arts Councils representative. ... A multi-sport event is a competition in which athletes compete in a number of different sports. ...


References

  1. ^ a b "Pangasius bocourti". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. Mar 2007 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2007.
  2. ^ Buyer's Guide - Basa Catfish. Seafood Business (2001-11). Retrieved on 2007-03-31.
  3. ^ Mascot page (in Thai), Nakhon Phanom Games official website, 6 December 2006

FishBase is a comprehensive database of information about fish. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... is the 90th day of the year (91st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

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