Common names:
Khao, Pa khao
Occurrence:
native
Salinity:
freshwater
Abundance:
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Importance:
commercial
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Ref: Hill, M.T. and S.A. Hill, 1994
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Uses:
no uses
Comments:
Known from Mekong River system (Ref. 9497). Found in Ban Hang Khone, a village on an island in the middle of the mainstream Mekong River just below the Great Khone Waterfalls in Khong District, Champasak Province (Ref. 37767). Collected from Tha Ngon, Tha Bo and Sithan Tay of the Mekong basin (Ref. 4792). Its numbers have declined in the Khone Falls (Ref. 37772). Also Ref. 30857, 37770, 37772, 43281, 56905.
National Checklist:
Country Information:
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/la.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences:
OccurrencesPoint map
Main Ref:
Roberts, T.R., 1993
National Database:
> 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). More on authors: Bloch & Schneider.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
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