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💧 Freshwater Data Deficient 🌡️ Tropical

Wallago Micropogon

Wallago micropogon Ng, 2004
Max Length
154 cm
Max Weight
96.0 kg
Lifespan
-
Trophic Level
4.5
Depth
-
Climate
Tropical
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
87.00/100
Typical Length
-
Depth Zone
demersal

📖 Overview

Adults feed strictly on fishes. Enters the flooded forest during high water and stays near the edge of the forest during low water . Migrates into smaller streams to spawn . Oviparous, distinct pairing possibly like other members of the same family .

Scientific Name
Wallago micropogon
Authority
Ng, 2004
Habitat
Freshwater
Climate
Tropical
Body Shape
Elongated
IUCN Status
DD
Max Length
154 cm
Max Weight
96 kg
Trophic Level
4.5
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
87.00/100
Salinity
0–0.5 ppt

🔬 Taxonomy

Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Teleostei
Teleostei
Order
Siluriformes
Siluriformes
Family
Siluridae
Siluridae
Genus
Wallago
Wallago
Species
Wallago Micropogon
Wallago micropogon

🐟 Physical Description

Dorsal soft rays (total): 5; Anal soft rays: 68 - 73; Vertebrae: 63 - 65. Distinguished by the following characters: 14-16 branchiostegal rays; 14-16 gill rakers on first branchial arch; 68-73 anal fin rays; small gape extending to anterior margin of eye; pelvic fin length 8.9-10.6% SL; small eye, 8.7-10.1% HL; maxillary barbels reaching to middle of pectoral-fin base; rounded pectoral fin in which the fourth branched pectoral ray is the longest; pectoral spine length 14.3-16.7% SL; dark colored body with a few pale spots forming a mottled pattern; and 63-65 vertebrae .: elongated.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Wallago Micropogon is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

small fish
crustaceans
cephalopods

🥚 Reproduction

🐣 Oviparous
Spawning Season
spring
Spawn Location
Substrate
Fertilization
External

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Freshwater; demersal. Tropical

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
💧 Freshwater ⬇️ Benthic
Trophic Level
4.5±0.8

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.00562 × L3 (TL)
Max TL
154cm
Max Weight
96,000g
Dorsal Rays
5
Anal Rays
71
Vertebrae
64

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

Salinity Range
0–0.5ppt

🛡️ Conservation Assessment

IUCN Category
Data Deficient
Assessment Date
2011

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Population Resilience
High
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
87.00/100
Very High vulnerability
Trophic Level
4.5
Apex / Top predator
Body Shape
Elongated
Climate Zone
Tropical
Described By
Ng, 2004

🗺️ Global Occurrence Map

Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 1 records indexed .

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