Wallago | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Siluriformes |
Family: | Siluridae |
Genus: | Wallago |
Species: | W. micropogon |
Binomial name | |
Wallago micropogon Ng, 2004 |
Wallago micropogon (Thai: ปลาเค้าดำ) is a species of the genus Wallago, which is a type of catfish. This species was recently discovered [1] and is found only in the Mekong River drainage area, which includes southern Vietnam, northern Laos, and parts of Thailand [2]. It is a freshwater fish.