Wallago
leerii
Bleeker, 1851
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Family:
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Siluridae
(Sheatfishes)
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Order:
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Siluriformes
(catfish)
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Class:
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Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
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In this site name:
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Max. size:
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180 cm SL (male/unsexed; Ref. 43281); max. published weight: 96.0 kg (Ref. 9497) |
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Environment: |
demersal; potamodromous (Ref. 51243); freshwater
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Climate: |
tropical; 10°N - 8°S |
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Importance:
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fisheries: commercial |
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Resilience: |
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Distribution:
ccfishery.net
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Asia: Thailand to Indonesia.
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Morphology:
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Dorsal
spines
(total): 1 - 1;
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 4 - 4;
Anal
soft rays: 61 – 75. Mouth reaching only to anterior margin of eye; mandibular barbel shorter than pelvic fin (Ref. 12693).
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Biology: |
Inhabits large streams and rivers (Ref. 12455). Enters flooded forest (Ref. 9497). A nocturnal predator on fishes (Ref. 12693). In the Mekong, this species migrates into smaller streams to spawn (Ref. 37770). Fishermen of Kapuas observed that it used to form large migratory schools in Kapuas mainstream but such schools had become less noticeable, and this was attributed to intensive gill netting.
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Red List Status: |
Not in IUCN Red List (Ref. 57073)
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Dangerous:
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harmless
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