Silurodon Kner, 1866 Wallago is a genus of catfishes order Siluriformes of the family Siluridae, or sheatfish.

[1][2] The name is derived from Wallagoo, a Telugu name in Vishakapatnam noted by Patrick Russell in his 1803 book.

However, a close investigation by Tyson R. Roberts of their osteological features yielded that all these species actually belong to two entirely separate genera of catfishes, and subsequently all species other than Wallago attu and the extinct Wallago maemohensis were re-categorized into the genus Wallagonia.

Additionally, it was found that Wallago and Wallagonia are not particularly closely related within the family of Siluridae.

[5] The wallago species are large, predatory catfishes.