Pangasius indicus is an extinct species of catfish of the family Pangasiidae. This fish was a member of the "Sipang Fauna", a lagerstatte from Sipang, Sumatra, of indeterminate age, possibly either Eocene, Oligocene, or even Miocene in age.[1]
Pangasius indicus Temporal range: ?Paleogene
| |
---|---|
Artist"s reconstruction | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Siluriformes |
Family: | Pangasiidae |
Genus: | Pangasius Valenciennes, 1840 |
Species: | P. indicus
|
Binomial name | |
Pangasius indicus Marck, 1876
|
References
edit- ^ Ferraris, Carl J. Jr. (2007). "Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types" (PDF). Zootaxa. 1418: 1–628. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.1418.1.1.1-628&rft.date=2007&rft_id=info:doi/10.11646/zootaxa.1418.1.1&rft.aulast=Ferraris&rft.aufirst=Carl+J.+Jr.&rft_id=http://silurus.acnatsci.org/ACSI/library/biblios/2007_Ferraris_Catfish_Checklist.pdf&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Pangasius+indicus" class="Z3988">