Synonyms: None

Type Locality: Kinabatangan R. at Deramakot, Kinabatangan Dist., Malaysia. Borneo.

Size: 1000mm SL

Identification: It can be distinguished from W. leerii and W. micropogon in having a paler body with a series of distinct dark blotches on the sides of the body below the lateral line.

General Remarks:

Feeding: Will eat only live foods (fish or frogs) at first, but can be trained to take strips of raw meat.

Furniture: Large driftwood as a hiding place desirable, although not necessary. Bare tank makes cleaning easier.

Compatibility: A solitary predator, will attempt to eat any tankmates.

Registered Keepers: None. Add this species to your "my fish" page.

Sexing: Males have a more slender genital papilla immediately in front of anus.

Breeding: Not known and impossible in the home aquarium, given its size.

Breeding Reports: None.

See also the Wallago maculatus page on PlanetCatfish.com.

Last Update: 2004-11-20 00:00:00 (species record created: 2004-10-27 00:00:00)