Panga or panga seabream is the common South African name for Pterogymnus laniarius, a small, ocean-dwelling fish, native to the southeast Atlantic Ocean and southwest Indian Ocean. Alternatively called "torpedo scads", they are cold-blooded with white flesh. Their scales are generally pink in color with whitish underbelly and blue-green stripes running laterally along their sides.
Over the course of its life, a panga will undergo periodic sex-changes with as much as 30% of the population being hermaphroditic at a time. Despite the presence of both sex organs, it is thought unlikely that both are simultaneously active. Panga are slow to reach sexual maturity, with a minimum population doubling time of 4.5–14 years.
Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2005). "Pterogymnus laniarius" in FishBase. November 2005 version.
External links
FAO's Species Fact Sheet about Megalaspis cordyla
May 04, 2023
panga, other, uses, disambiguation, panga, seabream, common, south, african, name, pterogymnus, laniarius, small, ocean, dwelling, fish, native, southeast, atlantic, ocean, southwest, indian, ocean, alternatively, called, torpedo, scads, they, cold, blooded, w. For other uses see Panga disambiguation Panga or panga seabream is the common South African name for Pterogymnus laniarius a small ocean dwelling fish native to the southeast Atlantic Ocean and southwest Indian Ocean Alternatively called torpedo scads they are cold blooded with white flesh Their scales are generally pink in color with whitish underbelly and blue green stripes running laterally along their sides PangaConservation statusLeast Concern IUCN 3 1 1 Scientific classificationKingdom AnimaliaPhylum ChordataClass ActinopterygiiOrder PerciformesFamily SparidaeGenus PterogymnusSmith 1938Species P laniariusBinomial namePterogymnus laniarius Valenciennes 1830 Over the course of its life a panga will undergo periodic sex changes with as much as 30 of the population being hermaphroditic at a time Despite the presence of both sex organs it is thought unlikely that both are simultaneously active Panga are slow to reach sexual maturity with a minimum population doubling time of 4 5 14 years In other countries the name panga may refer to a different species In Indonesia it refers to Megalaspis cordyla in Spain France the Netherlands and Poland it refers to Pangasius hypophthalmus and in Kenya it refers to Trichiurus lepturus References Edit Mann B Q Buxton C D Russell B Pollard D Carpenter K E 2014 Pterogymnus laniarius IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2014 e T170213A1294378 doi 10 2305 IUCN UK 2014 3 RLTS T170213A1294378 en Retrieved 20 November 2021 Pterogymnus laniarius Integrated Taxonomic Information System Retrieved 19 March 2006 Froese Rainer Pauly Daniel eds 2005 Pterogymnus laniarius in FishBase November 2005 version External links EditFAO s Species Fact Sheet about Megalaspis cordyla Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Panga amp oldid 1056228650, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
