Wallagonia leerii | 水產百科網

Wallagonialeerii,alsoknownasthestripedwallagocatfish,helicoptercatfish,orTapahisaspeciesofcatfishnativetoSoutheastAsia.Itshabitatrangesfrom ...

Species of fish

Wallagonia leerii, also known as the Tapah, helicopter catfish, and formerly the striped wallago catfish is a species of catfish native to Southeast Asia. Its habitat ranges from the river drainages of Thailand through the Malayan peninsula to the islands of Sumatra and Borneo in Indonesia.[1] It can grow up to 2 m (6 ft 7 in) in length and weigh up to 150 kg (330 lb).[1] It has been used as food in Southeast Asia since ancient times.[2] Overfishing for its prized meat has caused the population to significantly decrease. Furthermore, the breeding migration pattern of this fish is especially vulnerable to damming, which has also decreased the wild population significantly.

Until osteological research validated the genus Wallagonia in 2014, W. leerii was included in the genus Wallago.[1]

The other two species of the genus Wallagonia, the Lesser tapah from the Mekong river basin and the Spotted tapah from the Kinabatangan river basin on Borneo, are ...