Description

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Dorsal spines (total): 2; Dorsal soft rays (total): 7; Anal soft rays: 37 - 40.

Common Names

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Trey pra kandor , Khmer , Cambodia

Noo , Laotian , Laos

Pa noo , Laotian , Laos

Pa nou , Laotian , Laos

Pba noo , Laotian , Laos

Patin muncung , Malay , Indonesia

瓦特氏螺 , Mandarin Chinese , China

Pla sa wai noo , Thai , Thailand

Pla sa wai nu , Thai , Thailand

Pla sang ka ward na noo , Thai , Thailand

Pla sang ka wart na nu , Thai , Thailand

ปลาสวายหนู , Thai , Thailand

ปลาสังกะวาดหน้าหนู , Thai , Thailand

Cá tra chuot , Vietnamese , Viet Nam

Taxonomic Hierarchy

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Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Siluriformes

Family: Pangasiidae

Genus: Helicophagus

Species: Helicophagus waandersii Bleeker, 1858

Climate Zone

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Tropical

Location

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Biology

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Occurs in medium to large-sized rivers (Ref. 12975). The stomachs of the specimens examined were more or less filled with mollusks, usually bivalves (Ref. 7432). Enters flooded forest (Ref. 9497). Migrates upstream when water levels begin to rise at the beginning of the flood season and moves downstream as water clears at the end of the flood season. Marketed fresh (Ref. 12693).

Habitat

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demersal