Wallago Catfish and Similar Species
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Ompok Catfish
Ompok bimaculatus
Key differences: Ompok species generally have a shorter, deeper body, a less deeply cleft mouth, and typically only one pair of maxillary barbels (though some Ompok species have two pairs, the mandibular pair is usually much shorter than in Wallago). The anal fin is also long but generally not as extremely elongated as in Wallago attu.
Silurus glanis (Wels Catfish)
Silurus glanis
Key differences: While also a large predatory catfish with an elongated body and long anal fin, S. glanis is native to Europe and Western Asia. It typically has a broader head, a more robust body, and a less compressed caudal region than Wallago attu. The maxillary barbels are also generally shorter relative to body length.
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