Scientific Name

Wallago micropogon  Ng, 2004     

Common Name(s)

None

Type Locality

Stung Treng morning market, 13°30.0'N, 105°58.0'E, Cambodia.

Pronunciation

wall AH go - my krow poe gone

Etymology

Wallago: After its Telugu and Tamil names Walaga (Telugu and Tamil are both Dravidian languages of South India). 

Size

1500mm (59.1") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.

Identification

Distinguished by the following characters: 14-16 branchiostegal rays; 14-16 gill rakers on first branchial arch; 68-73 anal fin rays; small gape extending to anterior margin of eye; pelvic fin length 8.9-10.6% SL; small eye, 8.7-10.1% HL; maxillary barbels reaching to middle of pectoral-fin base; rounded pectoral fin in which the fourth branched pectoral ray is the longest; pectoral spine length 14.3-16.7% SL; dark colored body with a few pale spots forming a mottled pattern; and 63-65 vertebrae.

General Remarks

Fishbase lists 1540 mm TL.

Distribution

Asia: Mekong River drainage between Dau Tieng in southern Vietnam and Luang Prabang in northern Laos; also middle Chao Phraya River drainage in Thailand.
Mekong  , Middle Mekong   (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there)
Mekong  , Upper Mekong   (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there)
Thailand Waters, Chao Praya, Middle Chao Praya (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there)

Feeding

Feeds strictly on fishes.

Breeding

Unreported.

References

Copeia 93 Fig. 1

Registered Keepers

None. Add this species to your "my cats" page.

Breeding Reports

None.

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Last Update

2006 Nov 11 06:07 (species record created: 2006 Nov 11 06:07)