Wallago attu

Wallago attu

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Siluriformes

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii Infraclassis: Teleostei Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai Supercohors: Clupeocephala Cohors: Otomorpha Subcohors: Ostariophysi Sectio: Otophysa Ordo: Siluriformes

Familia: Siluridae
Genus: Wallago
Species: Wallago attu

Name

• Wallago attu (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)

Type locality: Malabar, India.

Etymology: attu: After its Malayalam name Attu Vaalay (Malayalam is another Dravidian language South India).

Synonyms

• Pinniwallago kanpurensis (non Gupta, Jayaram & Hajela, 1981) [misapplied]
• Silurus attu Bloch & Schneider, 1801
• Wallagonia attu (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)

Vernacular names

বাংলা: বোয়াল
English: Great white sheatfish
ಕನ್ನಡ: ಬಾಳೆ ಮೀನು
ไทย: ปลาเค้าขาว, ปลาค้าวขาว, ปลาเค้าคูน

References

• Wallago attu in FishBase,
  Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds.) 2024. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication, www.fishbase.org, version 02/2024.

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