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| Scientific Name | Wallago leerii Bleeker, 1851 |
| Common Name(s) | Helicopter catfish, Trey stuak |
| Type Locality | Sambas, w. Borneo; Palembang, s. Sumatra, Indonesia. |
| Synonym(s) | Ompok nebulosus, Wallago nebulosus, Wallago tweediei, Wallagonia leerii, Wallagonia tweediei |
| Pronunciation | wall AH go - lee ree aye |
| Etymology | Wallago: After its Telugu and Tamil names Walaga (Telugu and Tamil are both Dravidian languages of South India). |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 2000mm (78.7") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Identification | 1) mouth reaching only to anterior of eye 2) mandibular barbel shorter than pelvic fin 3) 12-16 gill rakers on first arch 4) 64-75 anal-fin rays |
| Sexing | Males have a more slender genital papilla immediately in front of anus. |
| General Remarks | Found in large upland rivers from Thailand to Indonesia. Population from mainland Southeast Asia (Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and southern Vietnam) represents a different species recently described as W. micropogon. Less common in the wild than Wallago attu. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Peninsular Malaysia and the Greater Sunda Islands (except northeast Borneo, where the closely related W. maculatus occurs). Malaysia Waters, Peninsular Malaysia Waters (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there) Greater Sunda Island Rivers (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there) |
| pH | 5.0 - 7.0 |
| Temperature | 20.0-25.0°C or 68-77°F (Show others within this range) |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Feeding | Active predator. Will eat only live foods (fish or frogs) at first, but can be trained to take strips of raw meat. |
| Furniture | Large driftwood as a hiding place desirable, although not necessary. Bare tank makes cleaning easier. |
| Compatibility | A solitary predator, will attempt to eat any tankmates. |
| Suggested Tankmates | None. |
| Breeding | Not known and impossible in the home aquarium, given its size. |
| Further Information | |
| References | Natuurkd. Tijdschr. Neder. Indiëv. 2 - pp427 |
| Registered Keepers | (1) Silurus, (2) jprp (p: 3), (3) arapaimag (k: 2), who also notes: "The female is about 1540mm the male is 1220mm. The female has killed many other fish including a 33"Arapiama a. which she ate.". Click on a username above to see all that persons registered catfish species. You can also view all "my cats" data for this species.  Add this species to your "my cats" page. |
| Breeding Reports | None. |
| More Resources |
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| Last Update | 2004 Dec 10 00:00 (species record created: 2002 Feb 15 00:00) |
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