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Wallagonia micropogon is a species of catfish in the genus Wallagonia. This species was recently discovered [2] and is found in the Mekong River drainage area between southern Vietnam and northern Laos as well as Chao Phraya River in Thailand.[1] It is a freshwater fish.

Wallagonia micropogon
At Aqua Toto Gifu, Japan
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Siluriformes
Family:	Siluridae
Genus:	Wallagonia
Species:	W. micropogon
Binomial name
Wallagonia micropogon (Ng, 2004)
Synonyms
Wallago micropogon Ng, 2004

Until osteological research validated the genus Wallagonia in 2014, W. micropogon was included in the genus Wallago.[3]

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