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Wrong common names for Wallago attu
Posted: 06 Dec 2003, 03:37
by Silurus
The common names for W. attu are incorrect (mostly). The names there are for W. leerii.
Re: Wrong common names for Wallago attu
Posted: 10 Dec 2003, 12:50
by Jools
Silurus wrote:The common names for W. attu are incorrect (mostly). The names there are for W. leerii.
Other than the generic Helicopter Catfish, the names I have for
W.attu are:
Pla khao
Tapah
Trey sanday
and for
W. leerii
Trey stuak
So, are you saying I should have no non-english language names for
W. attu and all these other names against
W. leeri?
Jools
Posted: 19 Dec 2003, 15:18
by Silurus
I need to check the Thai/Cambodian names again, but tapah is the Malay/Indonesian name given to W. leerii. I think there should be a a whole bunch of Indian common names for W. attu, since this is most common there.
I think there is a Javanese name for W. attu (where this species is also apparently found), but I need to look it up.
Posted: 03 Jan 2004, 18:44
by Dinyar
Trade names: killer cat, killer shark
Local names in India for Wallago attu (according to RJR Daniels, <Freshwater Fishes of Peninsular India>)
Sareng, barali, poil (Assam); bayali, koyali, boal (Bengal); barwari, boyari, paran (Bihar and Madhya Pradesh); wallah, valai (Uttar Pradesh); ballai, boallee, boabe (Orissa); walagh, valuga, valaga, athiyala (Andhra Pradesh); walagh, valaiathi-valai, vazhai (Tamil Nadu); attu vaalay (Kerala); bahle, chate, godlay (Karnataka); shivada, pari, purram, pahree, pattan, balu shivada, warshoorah (Maharashtra); padin (Gujarat).
Posted: 04 Jan 2004, 15:10
by Silurus
The Thai (pla khao) and Cambodian (trey sanday) names for W. attu are correct.