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Wallago attu Bloch and Schneider 1801

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Scientific name: Wallago attu
Author: Bloch and Schneider 1801
Rank: Species
Status: valid

Images of Wallago attu

Common names:
freshwater shark (English)


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(*) Retrieved [February, 2, 2021], from the Integrated Taxonomic Information System on-line database, http://www.itis.gov

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Select a species (Wallago):

1) Wallago attu Bloch and Schneider 1801 2) Wallago hexanema Kner 1866 3) Wallago leerii Bleeker 1851 4) Wallago maculatus Inger and Chin 1959 5) Wallago micropogon Ng 2004

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Select a common name (Wallago):

1) (no name) 2) Freshwater shark (Wallago attu)

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