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[Assamese]

Wallago. A catfish of the family of sheatfishes, the Siluridae. It can reach 240 cm (8 ft) in length and is found from Bangladesh to Vietnam and Afghanistan. This aggressive fish is quite feared in some river areas. It is not uncommon to find large fish or frogs in their stomachs.

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