Asian sheat catfish

  • FISH SPECIESWallago Attu Cat Fish helicopter fish
    June 4, 2021

    Wallago Attu Catfish Family

    Wallago Attu catfish is a common and popular fish. It is a catfish and is also known as helicopter fish, Asian sheat catfish, or freshwater shark. Wallago Attu is one of the ten largest catfish species on the planet (Hogan 2011). Wallago Attu’s name in Pakistan is Malli. Taxonomical Classification KingdomAnimaliaPhylumChordataSubphylumVertebrataClassActinopterygiiOrderSiluriformesFamilySiluridaeGenusWallagoSpeciesAttuBinomial or Scientific NameWallago attu (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) – GBIF There are different names in India for Wallago Attu. Walaga in Telugu and TamilBoalleeBarhariPoilBaralieCommon name in IndiaBoalBoali Species introduction Wallago Attu is a very fast-growing catfish that belongs to…