Synonyms: Siluris attu, Bloch, 1801 Silluris boalis Hamilton, 1822 Wallagonia attu Smith, 1945 Wallago attu Day, 1878 Wallago attu Shaw and Shebbeare, 1937 Wallago attu Bhuiyan, 1964 Wallago attu Qureshi, 1965 Common name: Boal Local name: Boal Taxonomy position: Phylum-