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| 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). |
| Species Information | |
| 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. |
| Habitat Information | |
| 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) |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Feeding | Feeds strictly on fishes. |
| Breeding | Unreported. |
| Further Information | |
| 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) |
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