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SPECIE NAME:Sperata aor
COMMON NAME OF THE SPECIE: Long-whiskered Catfish
LOCATION: South Asia: Pakistan, India, Nepal, Bangladesh and upper Myanmar.
HABITAT: Freshwater, demersal and tropical. Found in rivers, ponds, lakes, channels and reservoirs.
SIZE: Common length is about 100 cm TL; maximum recorded length is 180 cm TL. A reliable measured weight range is not reported.
DIET: Predatory and mainly feeds on small fishes and worms.
FACT: It is a large freshwater catfish with very long whisker-like barbels. It is commercially important and also valued as a gamefish.
COMMON NAME OF THE SPECIE: Long-whiskered Catfish
LOCATION: South Asia: Pakistan, India, Nepal, Bangladesh and upper Myanmar.
HABITAT: Freshwater, demersal and tropical. Found in rivers, ponds, lakes, channels and reservoirs.
SIZE: Common length is about 100 cm TL; maximum recorded length is 180 cm TL. A reliable measured weight range is not reported.
DIET: Predatory and mainly feeds on small fishes and worms.
FACT: It is a large freshwater catfish with very long whisker-like barbels. It is commercially important and also valued as a gamefish.
SPECIE NAME:Clarias batrachus
COMMON NAME OF THE SPECIE: Philippine Catfish / Walking Catfish
LOCATION: Native to Java, Indonesia; introduced elsewhere. Populations from Indochina and Sundaland have sometimes been misidentified as C. batrachus.
HABITAT: Freshwater and sometimes brackish environments; commonly found in swamps, ponds, ditches, rice paddies, stagnant muddy waters, canals and lowland rivers.
SIZE: Common length about 26.3 cm TL; maximum recorded length 47 cm TL; maximum published weight about 1.2 kg.
DIET: Mainly carnivorous/predatory, but opportunistic and omnivorous in feeding; insects, crustaceans and small fish are important food items.
FACT: It can breathe atmospheric air, survive out of water for some time, and move short distances over land using its accessory breathing organs.
COMMON NAME OF THE SPECIE: Philippine Catfish / Walking Catfish
LOCATION: Native to Java, Indonesia; introduced elsewhere. Populations from Indochina and Sundaland have sometimes been misidentified as C. batrachus.
HABITAT: Freshwater and sometimes brackish environments; commonly found in swamps, ponds, ditches, rice paddies, stagnant muddy waters, canals and lowland rivers.
SIZE: Common length about 26.3 cm TL; maximum recorded length 47 cm TL; maximum published weight about 1.2 kg.
DIET: Mainly carnivorous/predatory, but opportunistic and omnivorous in feeding; insects, crustaceans and small fish are important food items.
FACT: It can breathe atmospheric air, survive out of water for some time, and move short distances over land using its accessory breathing organs.
SPECIE NAME:Horabagrus brachysoma
COMMON NAME OF THE SPECIE: Philippine Catfish / Walking Catfish
LOCATION: Native to Java, Indonesia; introduced elsewhere. Populations from Indochina and Sundaland have sometimes been misidentified as C. batrachus.
HABITAT: Freshwater and sometimes brackish environments; commonly found in swamps, ponds, ditches, rice paddies, stagnant muddy waters, canals and lowland rivers.
SIZE: Common length about 26.3 cm TL; maximum recorded length 47 cm TL; maximum published weight about 1.2 kg.
DIET: Mainly carnivorous/predatory, but opportunistic and omnivorous in feeding; insects, crustaceans and small fish are important food items.
FACT: It can breathe atmospheric air, survive out of water for some time, and move short distances over land using its accessory breathing organs.
COMMON NAME OF THE SPECIE: Philippine Catfish / Walking Catfish
LOCATION: Native to Java, Indonesia; introduced elsewhere. Populations from Indochina and Sundaland have sometimes been misidentified as C. batrachus.
HABITAT: Freshwater and sometimes brackish environments; commonly found in swamps, ponds, ditches, rice paddies, stagnant muddy waters, canals and lowland rivers.
SIZE: Common length about 26.3 cm TL; maximum recorded length 47 cm TL; maximum published weight about 1.2 kg.
DIET: Mainly carnivorous/predatory, but opportunistic and omnivorous in feeding; insects, crustaceans and small fish are important food items.
FACT: It can breathe atmospheric air, survive out of water for some time, and move short distances over land using its accessory breathing organs.
SPECIE NAME:Wallago attu
COMMON NAME OF THE SPECIE: Wallago Catfish
LOCATION: South and Southeast Asia, from Pakistan through India and other parts of the region to Vietnam and Indonesia; also reported from Afghanistan.
HABITAT: Freshwater and sometimes brackish; mainly found in large rivers, lakes and tanks, especially deep, still or slow-flowing water with muddy or silty bottoms.
SIZE: Common length about 75 cm TL; maximum recorded length 240 cm TL. A reliable measured weight range is not reported.
DIET: Strongly predatory; juveniles mainly eat insects, while adults mainly consume smaller fish, crustaceans and mollusks.
FACT: It has a huge mouth and powerful jaws with bands of conical teeth. It can bite strongly when handled and is commercially important as a food fish.
COMMON NAME OF THE SPECIE: Wallago Catfish
LOCATION: South and Southeast Asia, from Pakistan through India and other parts of the region to Vietnam and Indonesia; also reported from Afghanistan.
HABITAT: Freshwater and sometimes brackish; mainly found in large rivers, lakes and tanks, especially deep, still or slow-flowing water with muddy or silty bottoms.
SIZE: Common length about 75 cm TL; maximum recorded length 240 cm TL. A reliable measured weight range is not reported.
DIET: Strongly predatory; juveniles mainly eat insects, while adults mainly consume smaller fish, crustaceans and mollusks.
FACT: It has a huge mouth and powerful jaws with bands of conical teeth. It can bite strongly when handled and is commercially important as a food fish.
SPECIE NAME:Pangasianodon hypophthalmus
COMMON NAME OF THE SPECIE: Striped Catfish
LOCATION: Native to the Mekong, Chao Phraya and Maeklong river basins of Southeast Asia. It has also been introduced into other river basins, mainly for aquaculture.
HABITAT: Tropical freshwater; mainly benthopelagic. Adults inhabit large rivers, while the species also uses flooded areas and connected habitats during its seasonal movements.
SIZE: Maximum recorded length 130 cm SL; maximum published weight 44 kg.
DIET: Omnivorous. It feeds on fish, crustaceans and plant/vegetable material; feeding habits vary with life stage and habitat.
FACT: It is an important commercial aquaculture fish in Southeast Asia and is commonly sold internationally as basa/swai. It is also a migratory species and can perform seasonal river migrations.
COMMON NAME OF THE SPECIE: Striped Catfish
LOCATION: Native to the Mekong, Chao Phraya and Maeklong river basins of Southeast Asia. It has also been introduced into other river basins, mainly for aquaculture.
HABITAT: Tropical freshwater; mainly benthopelagic. Adults inhabit large rivers, while the species also uses flooded areas and connected habitats during its seasonal movements.
SIZE: Maximum recorded length 130 cm SL; maximum published weight 44 kg.
DIET: Omnivorous. It feeds on fish, crustaceans and plant/vegetable material; feeding habits vary with life stage and habitat.
FACT: It is an important commercial aquaculture fish in Southeast Asia and is commonly sold internationally as basa/swai. It is also a migratory species and can perform seasonal river migrations.
SPECIE NAME:Channa striata
COMMON NAME OF THE SPECIE: Striped Snakehead
LOCATION: South and Southeast Asia — Pakistan, India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam and southern China.
HABITAT: Freshwater and sometimes brackish water; ponds, swamps, marshes, rivers, streams, canals, flooded fields and rice paddies.
SIZE: Common length about 61 cm TL; maximum reported 100 cm SL; maximum published weight 3 kg.
DIET: Carnivorous predator; mainly feeds on fish, frogs, insects, worms, tadpoles and crustaceans.
FACT: It can breathe atmospheric air and survive dry periods by burrowing into moist bottom mud.
COMMON NAME OF THE SPECIE: Striped Snakehead
LOCATION: South and Southeast Asia — Pakistan, India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam and southern China.
HABITAT: Freshwater and sometimes brackish water; ponds, swamps, marshes, rivers, streams, canals, flooded fields and rice paddies.
SIZE: Common length about 61 cm TL; maximum reported 100 cm SL; maximum published weight 3 kg.
DIET: Carnivorous predator; mainly feeds on fish, frogs, insects, worms, tadpoles and crustaceans.
FACT: It can breathe atmospheric air and survive dry periods by burrowing into moist bottom mud.
SPECIE NAME:Bagarius yarrelli
COMMON NAME OF THE SPECIE: Gangetic Goonch
LOCATION: Indian subcontinent, especially major river systems of India, Nepal and Bangladesh.
HABITAT: Large, fast-flowing freshwater rivers, especially rocky riverbeds, deep pools, rapids and areas with strong currents.
SIZE: Very large catfish; reports for the yarrelli form reach about 200–230 cm TL. A reliable maximum weight is not established, so it should not be invented.
DIET: Predatory/carnivorous; feeds mainly on fish and other aquatic animals, with larger individuals capable of taking substantial prey.
FACT: It is a huge, bottom-associated catfish adapted to strong river currents, with a broad flattened head and several pairs of barbels.
COMMON NAME OF THE SPECIE: Gangetic Goonch
LOCATION: Indian subcontinent, especially major river systems of India, Nepal and Bangladesh.
HABITAT: Large, fast-flowing freshwater rivers, especially rocky riverbeds, deep pools, rapids and areas with strong currents.
SIZE: Very large catfish; reports for the yarrelli form reach about 200–230 cm TL. A reliable maximum weight is not established, so it should not be invented.
DIET: Predatory/carnivorous; feeds mainly on fish and other aquatic animals, with larger individuals capable of taking substantial prey.
FACT: It is a huge, bottom-associated catfish adapted to strong river currents, with a broad flattened head and several pairs of barbels.