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

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.) 2022. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication, www.fishbase.org, version 06/2022.
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