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Siluriformes (Catfishes) >
Siluridae (Sheatfishes)
Etymology: Wallago: wallago;Bleeker, in 1851, took the Indian fish name, gave it generic range and used it connection with a new species. The name is "walaga" in Telugu / Tamil (Ref. 45335).
Milieu: milieu / Klimaatzone / Diepte / verspreidingsgebied
Ecologie
; zoet water demersaal. Tropical
Asia: known only from Sabah, northern Borneo, Malaysia.
Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd
Maturiteit: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 100.0 cm SL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 12455)
Korte beschrijving
Determinatiesleutels | Morfologie | Morfometrie
Dorsale stekels (totaal) : 1; Dorsale zachte stralen (totaal) : 4; Anale zachte stralen: 60 - 66.
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.
Adults inhabit rivers as well as small forest tributaries. Also Ref. 84801.
Levenscyclus en paargedrag
Maturiteit | Voortplanting | Paaien | Eieren | Fecunditeit | Larven
Ng, P.K.L., 1992. The giant Malayan catfish, Wallago leerii Bleeker, 1851, and the identities of Wallagonia tweediei Hora & Misra, 1941, and Wallago maculatus Inger & Chin, 1959 (Teleostei: Siluridae). Raffles Bull. Zool. 40(2):245-263. (Ref. 12455)
Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Gevaar voor de mens
Harmless
Gebruik door de mens
Visserij: commercieel
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Fylogenetische diversiteitsindex (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5312 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00562 (0.00281 - 0.01127), b=3.00 (2.83 - 3.17), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trofisch niveau (Ref.
69278): 4.4 ±0.8 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Weerstandsvermogen (Ref.
120179): Hoog, minimale populatieverdubbelingstijd minder dan 15 maanden (Assuming Fec > 10,000).
Kwetsbaarheid van de visserij (Ref.
59153): High to very high vulnerability (73 of 100).
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