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Cybium,
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Internationale dIchtyologie |
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Systematic
revision of Pangasius polyuranodon (Siluriformes, Pangasiidae)
with description of two new species (1) Institut
de Recherches pour le Développement (IRD), GAMET, BP 5095, F-34033
Montpellier, FRANCE. Abstract.
- A detailed morphological study is performed on the widespread species
Pangasius polyuranodon Bleeker, 1852 and reveals the existence
of two new species. Pangasius mahakamensis sp. n. is described
from the Mahakam River (East Kalimantan, Indonesia) while Pangasius
elongatus sp. n. is described from Thailand and Vietnam. These new
species which belong to the subgenus Pangasius (Pangasius)
are morphologically close to P. polyuranodon. P. mahakamensis is
recognised from the other species of this subgenus by the unique combination
of the following characters: short caudal peduncle (14.0-16.7% SL); large
eye (diameter: 22.8-29.4% HL); short mandibulary barbel (its length: 19.6-45.8% HL);
and short predorsal length (30.1-32.7% SL). Pangasius elongatus
is characterised by the unique combination of the following characters:
an elongated body with a moderate predorsal length (30.1-33.9% SL), a
short snout length (35.2-42.8% HL), a long caudal peduncle (17.6-21.4% SL),
short mandibular barbels (length: 10.4-39.3% HL) and large eyes (19.2-25.5%
HL). The results also show that Pangasius polyuranodon sensu
stricto only consists of populations from Sumatra, Central and West
Kalimantan (Indonesia) and Sarawak (Malaysia). A new diagnosis is given
for this species. |
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