CATFISH WALLAGO ATTU (Wallago attu)


Andrew Purton with an 18.9 kg Wild Wallago Attu caught in Thailand.

 Three nice wallago catfish caught by Jean Francois Helias in a fishing trip in India www.anglinthailand.com







Wallago is a genus of catfishes (order Siluriformes) of the family Siluridae, or "sheatfish great withe". They are found in rivers throughout southern Asia. Though the genus contains more than one species, name "wallago" is also used as a common name for Wallago attu. 

DISTRIBUTION:Asia
MAX SIZE:33 lb / 15 kg
MAX LENGHT:47 inch / 120 cm
MAX AGE:Unkonwn
ENVIRONMENT:Freshwater

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