Fishing Thailand
 


FISH SPECIES KNOWN TO BE AT HUA HIN FISHING LODGE as at 13 January 2012  
 

 

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Min’ stock

 1

Channidae 

Channa micropeltes

Giant Snakehead

Pla Shado

30.0kg

 3kg 

2

 2

Channidae

Channa striata

Snakehead Murrel

Pla Chon

3 + kg

3.2kg

8+

 3

Cichlidae

Amphilophus labiatus

Red Devil

Pla Tab Tim

2.5kg

2kg

100+

 4

Cichlidae

Oreochromis niloticus niloticus

Nile Tilapia

Pla Nin

4.2kg

2.2kg

000,s

 5

Clariidae

Batrachus

Batrachian Walking Catfish

Pla Duk Dan

2 + kg

2.2kg

100

 6

Cyprinidae 

Barbonymus altus

Red Tailed Tin Foil Barb 

Pla Kra Hea Thong 

3.0kg

0.7kg

80

 7

Cyprinidae  Barbonymus gonionotus  Java Barb  Pla Tapien Kao 

2.1kg

1.2kg

250 

 8

Cyprinidae Barbonymus schwanenfeldii Tin Foil Barb Pla Tapien Hang Deng

2.5kg

0.75kg

100 

 9 

Cyprinidae

Catlocarpio siamensis

Giant Siamese Carp

Pla Cohor

100kg

19.0kg

250

10 

Cyprinidae 

Ctenopharyngodon idella 

Grass Carp

Pla Chao Hea 

45kg

6kg

20

11 

Cyprinidae 

Cyclocheilitchthys apogon

Indian River Barb 

Pla Naam Lung

3kg

2kg

50

12

Cyprinidae

Cyclocheilitchthys enoplus 

Takok Tapien

Pla Ta Kok 

25kg

5kg

100

13

Cyprinidae 

Cyprinus carpus 

Koi Carp 

Pla Carp 

15kg

3kg

50

14

Cyprinidae

Hampala macrolepidota

Transverse Bar Barb

Pla Kasoop

5kg

2kg

50

15

Cyprinidae

Labeo rohita

Rohu

Pla Yeesok Tad

45kg

6kg

200

16

Cyprinidae 

Leptobarbus hoevenii 

Hoeven's Slender Carp / Mad Barb

Pla Ba

10kg

3kg

50

17

Cyprinidae

Probarbus julieni

Golden Price / Jullien’s Carp

Pla Yeesok Thai

70kg

11kg

120

18

Siluriformes Hypostomus plecostomus  Suckermouth Catfish Pla Joker   4kg  1kg 13

19

Characidae

Piaractus brachypomus

Black Pacu

Pla Jaramet Dam 

40kg

12kg

150

20 Characidae  Colossama macropomus  Tambaqui Pla Jaramet Daeng  25kg   10kg 100  

21

Dasyatidae Himantura chaophraya Giant Freshwater Stingray Pla Kabeng Nam Djut

 100+kg

 4kg

1

22 

Eleotridae

Oxyeleotris marmorata

Marble Goby

Pla Boo

 

0.8kg

?

23

Latidae Lates calcarifer  Barramundi Pla Kapong Kao

 45kg

 5kg

12

24

Lepisosteiformes

Atractosteus Spatula 

Alligator Gar

Pla Jonakay 

130+kg

22kg

25

Mastacembelidae

Mastocembelus armatus

Armed Spiny Eel

Pla Gra Ting

0.5kg

0.29kg

?

26

Notoptoridae

Chitala chitala 

Clown Knifefish

Pla Krai

5.0kg

2.9kg

41

27

Osphronemidae 

Osphoremus Goramy 

Giant Gourami 

Pla Ret 

4.5kg

3.4kg

60 

28

Osphronemidae

Trichogaster microlers

Moonlight Gourami

Pla Kra Di

 

0.2kg

?

29

Osphronemidae

Trichogaster pectoralis

Snakeskin Gourami

Pla Salid

0.5kg

0.3kg

?

30

Osphronemidae

Trichogaster trchopterus 

Golden Gourami

Pla Ret Thong

0.5kg

0.8kg

30

31 Osteoglossidae Osteoglossum bicirrhosum  Arawana  Pla Tapat   8kg 4.1kg 10

32

Osteoglossidae

Arapaima gigas

Arapaima

Pla Chon Amazon

200kg

90kg

5

33 

Pangasiidae

Pangasianodon gigas

Giant Mekong Catfish

Pla Beuk

292kg

57kg

61

34 

Pangasiidae

Pangasius hypophthalmus

Sutchi / Striped Catfish

Pla Sawai

44kg

25kg

400

35

Pimelodidae

Phractocephalus hemioliopterus

Amazon Redtail Catfish

Pla Amazon Daeng

100kg

20kg

10

36

Pimelodidae 

Pseudoplatystoma fasciatum 

Tiger Catfish

Pla Sira

60kg

4.0kg

 2

37

Synbranchidae Monopterus albus Asian Swamp Eel Pla Lai

3.5kg

2.5kg

 39

38 Siluriformes Hemibaragus wyckiodes  Asian Redtail Catfish  Pla kot Daeng   80kg  COMING SOON 
39 Siluriformes Clarias gariepinus  North African Catfish Pla Duk Lasia  60kg  12kg   10
40 Cypriniformes Cyclocheilichthys repasson Bleeker 

Pla Soi

 1.2kg

0.7kg 

 50 

41  Siluriformes Hemibagarus nemurus  Asian Yellowtail Catfish  Pla Kot Luang   10kg   1kg  10
42 Channidae Channa marulius
Cobra Snakehead
 Pla Chon Gnoo Aow
 25kg 1kg
 3

 

Species designated as (critically) endangered by WWF

 

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