The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species

Pangasianodon gigas

 – Critically Endangered

Classifications

List of Habitats:
5.1Wetlands (inland) - Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls)
5.5Wetlands (inland) - Permanent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha)
List of Threats:
1.3.2.2Habitat Loss/Degradation - Extraction - Fisheries - Artisinal/small-scale (ongoing)
1.3.3.3Habitat Loss/Degradation - Extraction - Wood - Clear-cutting (ongoing)
1.4.5Habitat Loss/Degradation - Infrastructure development - Transport (water) (future)
1.4.6Habitat Loss/Degradation - Infrastructure development - Dams (ongoing)
3.1.1Harvesting (hunting/gathering) - Food - Subsistence use/local trade (ongoing)
3.1.2Harvesting (hunting/gathering) - Food - Sub-national/national trade (ongoing)
3.1.3Harvesting (hunting/gathering) - Food - Regional/international trade (ongoing)
4.1.1.2Accidental mortality - Bycatch - Fisheries-related - Netting (ongoing)
6.3.7Pollution (affecting habitat and/or species) - Water pollution - Sediment (ongoing)
8.4Changes in native species dynamics - Hybridizers (ongoing)
9.5Intrinsic factors - Low densities (present, future)
9.9Intrinsic factors - Restricted range (ongoing)
List of Conservation Actions:
1.1.1Policy-based actions - Management plans - Development (needed)
1.1.2Policy-based actions - Management plans - Implementation (needed)
1.2.1.1Policy-based actions - Legislation - Development - International level (in place)
1.2.1.2Policy-based actions - Legislation - Development - National level (in place, needed)
1.2.2.1Policy-based actions - Legislation - Implementation - International level (needed)
1.2.2.2Policy-based actions - Legislation - Implementation - National level (needed)
2.1Communication and Education - Formal education (in place)
2.2Communication and Education - Awareness (needed)
2.3Communication and Education - Capacity-building/Training (needed)
3.2Research actions - Population numbers and range (needed)
3.3Research actions - Biology and Ecology (needed)
3.4Research actions - Habitat status (needed)
3.7Research actions - Cultural relevance (in place, needed)
3.8Research actions - Conservation measures (in place, needed)
3.9Research actions - Trends/Monitoring (needed)
4.1Habitat and site-based actions - Maintenance/Conservation (needed)
4.3Habitat and site-based actions - Corridors (needed)
4.4.3Habitat and site-based actions - Protected areas - Management (needed)
5.1Species-based actions - Re-introductions (in place)
5.7.1Species-based actions - Ex situ conservation actions - Captive breeding/Artificial propagation (needed)
5.7.2Species-based actions - Ex situ conservation actions - Genome resource bank (needed)

Citation: Hogan, Z.S. 2003. Pangasianodon gigas. In: IUCN 2007. 2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 28 August 2008.
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