Striped Wallago Catfish
Wallago leerii
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- Scientific name
- Wallago leerii
- Family
- Siluridae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Siluridae
- Order
- Siluriformes
- Synonyms
- Ompok nebulosus, Waallago leerri, Wallago leeri, Wallago miostoma, Wallago nebulosus, Wallago tweediei, Wallagonia leerii, Wallagonia miostoma, Wallagonia tweediei
Origin
- Native region
- Ásia
Water
- Temperature
- 22–26 °C
- pH
- 6–7
- General hardness (GH)
- 0–20 °dGH
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 203.2 cm
Behavior
- Swimming level
- Bottom
- Diet
- Carnivore
Care
- Care difficulty
- Difficult
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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