CreatureData

Punagas

Pangasius pangasius (Hamilton, 1822)

Status not recordedbony fish

The punagas (Pangasius pangasius) is a species in the family Pangasiidae, order Siluriformes.

No freely licensed photo yet

Quick facts about the punagas

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the punagas live?

Not recorded

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the punagas as introduced in 2 countries.

  1. Cambodia
  2. Vietnam

Introduced means brought by people and now present; invasive means the country's checklist records an impact. A species can be native to one part of a country and introduced in another. Source: Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species (CC BY 4.0).

Is the punagas endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the punagas classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderSiluriformes
  5. familyPangasiidae
  6. genusPangasius
  7. SpeciesPangasius pangasius (Hamilton, 1822)

Synonyms Pangasius buchanani, Pangasius pangasius godavarii, Pangasius pangasius pangasius, Pangasius pangasius upiensis, Pimelodus pangasius

Other names and names in other languages (8)
  • Pangas catfishEnglish
  • Yellow-tailed catfishEnglish
  • Yellowtail catfishEnglish
  • pangas obecnýCzech
  • JambalMalay
  • ПангасиусRussian
  • ปลาซวยสาละวินThai
  • Обыкновенная пангасияRussian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the punagas

Other species in the same genus Pangasius.

Paroon shark

Pangasius sanitwongsei

PangasiidaeNo free photo yet

Basa fish

Pangasius bocourti

PangasiidaeNo free photo yet

ComparePunagas vs Paroon sharkPunagas vs Basa fishPunagas vs Snail-eating pangasiusPunagas vs Spot pangasius

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Is the punagas an invasive species?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the punagas as introduced in 2 countries: Cambodia and Vietnam, but does not flag it as invasive in any of them.

What kind of animal is the punagas?

The punagas (Pangasius pangasius) belongs to the family Pangasiidae in the order Siluriformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-13. How this page is put together.

Embed a card for this animal on your own site

Copy this code. The card shows the photo with its credit, key facts and a link back to this page.

Preview the card

APA

CreatureData. (2026). Punagas (Pangasius pangasius). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/punagas

MLA

“Punagas (Pangasius pangasius).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/punagas.

BibTeX
@misc{punagas_2026,
  title = {Punagas (Pangasius pangasius)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/punagas},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-13}
}