/siluriformes/siluridae/ompok/karunkodu/1.jpg "Ompok karunkodu")
Dorsal view of holotype/siluriformes/siluridae/ompok/karunkodu/2.jpg "Ompok karunkodu")
Lateral view of holotype/siluriformes/siluridae/ompok/karunkodu/3.jpg "Ompok karunkodu")
Ventral view of holotype
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| Scientific Name | Ompok karunkodu Ng, 2013 |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Tamil Nadu, Amaravathi River in the vicinity of Amaravathi Dam, 10°24'N, 77°16'E, India. |
| Pronunciation | Awm pok - ka ron ko du |
| Etymology | The etymology of Ompok is unclear. It is believed to be a corruption of the Indonesian name for mid-sized silurid catfishes, limpok. The specific epithet comes from the Tamil karun, a contraction of karuppu, meaning black and kodu, meaning line. This refers to the dark midlateral stripe running along the side of the body in this species. Used as a noun in apposition. |
| Species Information | |
| Identification | The catfish genus Ompok La Cepède, 1803, consists of medium-sized silurid fishes found in inland waters throughout South and Southeast Asia. The genus is traditionally diagnosed by the presence of a short dorsal fin with 4 rays, strongly forked caudal fin, subcutaneous eye that is set immediately posterior to the mouth rictus and two patches of palatal teeth (Weber & de Beaufort, 1913). Bornbusch (1995) showed that Ompok, as currently understood, is probably paraphyletic. Ompok karunkodu can be distinguished from all congeners in the Indian subcontinent in having a markedly convex predorsal profile (vs. with a slight or distinct concavity in the supraethmoidal or supraoccipital region), and a unique combination of the following characters: prognathous lower jaw causing anterior profile of head to appear rounded when viewed laterally, maxillary barbel reaching to base of pectoral-fin spine,eye diameter 13.7% HL, head width 13.0% SL, body depth at anus 14.2% SL, 65 anal-fin rays, caudal peduncle depth 5.0% SL, caudal-fin length 12.6% SL, caudal fin with rounded lobes, 54 vertebrae, and dark midlateral stripe running along sides of body. |
| Sexing | Males have strong serrations on the posterior edge of the pectoral spine (females lack these serrations. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Known from the Amaravathi River (a right-hand tributary of the Kaveri River) in southern India. Indian waters, Kaveri (click on these areas to find other species found there) Log in to view data on a map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Endangered, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2021. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding | Unreported in the aquarium. |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Zootaxa 3694 (no. 2), pp 162, Fig. 1. |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
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| Last Update | 2019 Oct 27 02:33 (species record created: 2013 Aug 02 00:43) |