FB-10243 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=10243 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Siluriformes Siluridae Wallago Wallago attu (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) Ballai Boabe Boallee Barali Parhin Poil Sareng Barali Bayali Boal Boyali Koyali বয়াল Nga-bat Hubschrauber-Wels Boal Freshwater shark Giant sheatfish Shark catfish Wallago Whiskered Catfish Intianpetomonni Padin Barwari Boalee Boyari Paran Valai Wallah भोली Cangop Jambal Baalae Bahle Balae Chate Godlay ಬಾಲ್  Parhin Attu vaalay Attuvaala Attu-valai Pozha wallah Wallah ആട്ടു വാലി ആറ്റുവാള പുഴ വാള പൊഴവാള്ള  വാള വാള്ള  Balu shivada Pahree Pari Pattan Purram Shivada Valashivda Warshoorah पुरराम पाहरी बाळू वारशहौराह शिवादा Jambal Tapah Bohari Padni पदनी Валлага Valai Vazhai Wallah டீலீ  வல்லா வாளை வாளை அதீயாழை  வாளை  வாழா வாழா  வாழை Athiyala Valaga Valuga Walagah Wallagah వాల్లావా   వాలావా వాలుగ Pla khao ปลาเค้า Cá leo Barali Chhke nhy Khao Kropaut Mully Pa khao Sandai Trey kråpoat Trey sanday Valago Walaya ਮੁਲ਼ੀ 叉尾鯰 叉尾鲶 Callichrous macrostomus (Swainson, 1839) Pinniwallago kanpurensis (non Gupta, Jayaram & Hajela, 1981) Silurus attu Bloch & Schneider, 1801 Silurus boalis Hamilton, 1822 Silurus macrostomus Swainson, 1839 Silurus muelleri Bleeker, 1846 Silurus mulleri Bleeker, 1846 Silurus wallago Valenciennes, 1840 Silurus wallagoo Valenciennes, 1840 Wallago attu valeya Deraniyagala, 1953 Wallago russelli Bleeker, 1853 Wallago russellii Bleeker, 1853 Wallagonia athu (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) Wallagonia attu (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) Wallagu attu (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) 1994-05-20 2007-07-24 Breder, C.M. and D.E. 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Original author and source must be properly acknowledged WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=10243 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat http://www.fishbase.us/images/species/Waatt_u9.jpg http://www.fishbase.us/images/thumbnails/jpg/tn_Waatt_u9.jpg FB-GeneralDescr-10243 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 1994-05-20 00:00:00 2007-07-24 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ John E. Randall General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=10243 Found in large rivers, lakes and tanks. A large, voracious and predatory catfish which thrives in heels with grassy margin (Ref. 6028); mostly hides under holes in river banks and canals (Ref. 44149). Associated with deep, still or slow-flowing water with a mud or silt substrate (Ref. 6028). Sluggish and stays on muddy or silty bottom in search of food. Juveniles feed mainly on insects; adults feed on smaller fish, crustaceans, and mollusks. Oviparous, distinct pairing possibly like other members of the same family (Ref. 205). Abundant during the warm season; a pre-monsoon summer breeder. In the Mekong, it is reported to migrate to smaller streams, canals and to the floodplain during the flood season (Ref. 37770). When the water level in the Mekong drops and the flood recedes, it moves to the Mekong or larger tributaries, where it stays in deep pools until the next inundation period (Ref. 37770). Destructive to other more valuable food-fishes. Bites strongly if handled, with its huge mouth, formidable jaws, and band of conical teeth. Threatened due to over harvesting (Ref. 58490). Talwar, P.K. and A.G. Jhingran 1991 Inland fishes of India and adjacent countries. Volume 2. A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam, i-xxii + 543-1158, 1 pl. (Ref. 4833) FB-DiagnosticDescr-10243 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 2001-06-18 00:00:00 2002-10-09 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ John E. Randall General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=10243 Head broad, snout depressed. Body elongate, strongly compressed. Mouth very deeply cleft, its corner reaching far behind eyes. Teeth in jaws set in wide bands; vomerine teeth in two small patches. Barbels two pairs; maxillary barbels extending to anterior margin posterior of anal fin, mandibulary barbels to angle of mouth. Eyes small, with a free orbital margin. Dorsal fin small, anal fin very long (Ref. 4792). Mandibular barbel longer than pelvic fin; 24-30 gill rakers on the first arch (Ref. 12693). Eye in front of vertical through corner of mouth (Ref. 43281). Taki, Y. 1974 Fishes of the Lao Mekong Basin. United States Agency for International Development Mission to Laos Agriculture Division. 232 p. (Ref. 4792) FB-Morphology-10243 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 2001-06-18 00:00:00 2002-10-09 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ John E. Randall General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=10243 Dorsal soft rays (total): 5; Analsoft rays: 77 - 97 Taki, Y. 1974 Fishes of the Lao Mekong Basin. United States Agency for International Development Mission to Laos Agriculture Division. 232 p. (Ref. 4792) FB-Distribution-10243 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 1994-05-20 00:00:00 2025-11-05 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=10243 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#DiagnosticDescription Asia: Pakistan to Viet Nam and Indonesia. Reported from Afghanistan (Ref. 39701). Lower risk - near threatened status in Western Ghats, India (Ref. 44149). Talwar, P.K. and A.G. Jhingran 1991 Inland fishes of India and adjacent countries. Volume 2. A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam, i-xxii + 543-1158, 1 pl. (Ref. 4833) FB-Uses-10243 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 1994-05-20 00:00:00 2007-07-24 00:00:00 Importance http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=10243 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Morphology fisheries: commercial; gamefish: yes Talwar, P.K. and A.G. Jhingran 1991 Inland fishes of India and adjacent countries. Volume 2. A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam, i-xxii + 543-1158, 1 pl. (Ref. 4833) Talwar, P.K. and A.G. Jhingran 1991 Inland fishes of India and adjacent countries. Volume 2. A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam, i-xxii + 543-1158, 1 pl. (Ref. 4833) FB-Migration-10243 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 1994-05-20 00:00:00 2007-07-24 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=10243 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution Potamodromous. Migrating within streams, migratory in rivers, e.g. Saliminus, Moxostoma, Labeo. Migrations should be cyclical and predictable and cover more than 100 km. Sokheng, C., C.K. Chhea, S. Viravong, K. Bouakhamvongsa, U. Suntornratana, N. Yoorong, N.T. Tung, T.Q. Bao, A.F. Poulsen and J.V. Jørgensen 1999 Fish migrations and spawning habits in the Mekong mainstream: a survey using local knowledge (basin-wide). Assessment of Mekong fisheries: Fish Migrations and Spawning and the Impact of Water Management Project (AMFC). AMFP Report 2/99. Vientiane, Lao, P.D.R. (Ref. 37770) FB-TrophicStrategy-10243 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Maria Lourdes D. Palomares 1995-07-03 00:00:00 2005-08-01 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public attu http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Uses Found in large rivers, lakes and tanks. A large, voracious and predatory catfish which thrives in heels with grassy margin (Ref. 6028); mostly hides under holes in river banks and canals (Ref. 44149). Associated with deep, still or slow-flowing water with a mud or silt substrate (Ref. 6028). Sluggish and stays on muddy or silty bottom in search of food. Juveniles feed mainly on insects; adults feed on smaller fish, crustaceans, and mollusks. Abundant during the warm season; a pre-monsoon summer breeder. In the Mekong, it is reported to migrate to smaller streams, canals and to the floodplain during the flood season (Ref. 37770). When the water level in the Mekong drops and the flood recedes, it moves to the Mekong or larger tributaries, where it stays in deep pools until the next inundation period (Ref. 37770). Destructive to other more valuable food-fishes. Bites strongly if handled, with its huge mouth, formidable jaws, and band of conical teeth. Roberts, T.R. 1993 Artisanal fisheries and fish ecology below the great waterfalls of the Mekong River in southern Laos. Nat. Hist. Bull. Siam Soc. 41:31-62. (Ref. 9497) FB-Size-10243 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 1994-05-20 00:00:00 2007-07-24 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=10243 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Size 240 cm TL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 6028)) Pethiyagoda, R. 1991 Freshwater fishes of Sri Lanka. The Wildlife Heritage Trust of Sri Lanka, Colombo. 362 p. (Ref. 6028) FB-Threats-2 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Belen Acosta 1990-10-18 00:00:00 2024-03-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats Least Concern (LC) , IUCN Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006. FB-Diseases-10243-206 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Allan Palacio 2003-02-20 00:00:00 2003-09-04 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/diseases/diseasesList.cfm?ID=10243&StockCode=10567 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat Contracaecum Disease. Parasitic infestations (protozoa, worms, etc.) Arthur, J.R. and A.B.A. Ahmed 2002 Checklist of the parasites of fishes of Bangladesh. FAO Fish. Tech. Paper (T369/1), 77 p. (Ref. 42533) FB-Diseases-10243-852 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Allan Palacio 2006-02-28 00:00:00 2006-02-28 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/diseases/diseasesList.cfm?ID=10243&StockCode=10567 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution Epizootic Ulcerative Syndrome. Viral diseases Pathiratne, A., G.S. Widanapathirana and W.H.S. Chandrakanthi 1994 Association of <i>Aeromonas hydrophila</i> with epizootic ulcerative syndrome (EUS) of freshwater fish in Sri Lanka. J. Appl. Ichthyol. 10:204-208. (Ref. 56206) FB-Diseases-10243-642 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Allan Palacio 2003-02-20 00:00:00 2003-02-20 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/diseases/diseasesList.cfm?ID=10243&StockCode=10567 Genarchopsis Infestation 7. Parasitic infestations (protozoa, worms, etc.) Arthur, J.R. and A.B.A. Ahmed 2002 Checklist of the parasites of fishes of Bangladesh. FAO Fish. Tech. Paper (T369/1), 77 p. (Ref. 42533) FB-Diseases-10243-441 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Allan Palacio 2003-02-20 00:00:00 2003-02-20 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/diseases/diseasesList.cfm?ID=10243&StockCode=10567 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Size Gnathostoma Infestation. Parasitic infestations (protozoa, worms, etc.) Arthur, J.R. and A.B.A. Ahmed 2002 Checklist of the parasites of fishes of Bangladesh. FAO Fish. Tech. Paper (T369/1), 77 p. (Ref. 42533) FB-Diseases-10243-791 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Allan Palacio 2003-02-20 00:00:00 2003-02-20 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/diseases/diseasesList.cfm?ID=10243&StockCode=10567 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats Goezia Disease. Parasitic infestations (protozoa, worms, etc.) Arthur, J.R. and A.B.A. Ahmed 2002 Checklist of the parasites of fishes of Bangladesh. FAO Fish. Tech. Paper (T369/1), 77 p. (Ref. 42533) FB-Diseases-10243-632 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Allan Palacio 2003-02-20 00:00:00 2003-07-10 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/diseases/diseasesList.cfm?ID=10243&StockCode=10567 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat Isoparorchis Infestation. Parasitic infestations (protozoa, worms, etc.) Arthur, J.R. and A.B.A. Ahmed 2002 Checklist of the parasites of fishes of Bangladesh. FAO Fish. Tech. Paper (T369/1), 77 p. (Ref. 42533) FB-Diseases-10243-683 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Allan Palacio 2003-02-20 00:00:00 2003-02-20 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/diseases/diseasesList.cfm?ID=10243&StockCode=10567 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution Procamallanus Infection 6. Parasitic infestations (protozoa, worms, etc.) Arthur, J.R. and A.B.A. Ahmed 2002 Checklist of the parasites of fishes of Bangladesh. FAO Fish. Tech. Paper (T369/1), 77 p. (Ref. 42533) FB-Diseases-10243-777 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Allan Palacio 2003-02-20 00:00:00 2003-02-20 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/diseases/diseasesList.cfm?ID=10243&StockCode=10567 Spinitectus Infestation 2. Parasitic infestations (protozoa, worms, etc.) Arthur, J.R. and A.B.A. Ahmed 2002 Checklist of the parasites of fishes of Bangladesh. FAO Fish. Tech. Paper (T369/1), 77 p. (Ref. 42533) FB-Habitat-10243 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 1994-05-20 00:00:00 2007-07-24 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=10243 demersal; potamodromous (Ref. 37770); freshwater; brackish Sokheng, C., C.K. Chhea, S. Viravong, K. Bouakhamvongsa, U. Suntornratana, N. Yoorong, N.T. Tung, T.Q. Bao, A.F. Poulsen and J.V. Jørgensen 1999 Fish migrations and spawning habits in the Mekong mainstream: a survey using local knowledge (basin-wide). Assessment of Mekong fisheries: Fish Migrations and Spawning and the Impact of Water Management Project (AMFC). AMFP Report 2/99. Vientiane, Lao, P.D.R. (Ref. 37770)