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Scientific Name | Ompok platyrhynchus Ng & Tan, 2004 |
Common Name | |
Type Locality | Sungai Esu, about 15 minutes upstream of Kuala Belalong Field Studies Centre, 4°32'17.9"N, 115°09'35.2"E, Belalong sub-basin, Temburong basin, Temburong District., Brunei Darussalam, Borneo. |
Pronunciation | Awm pok |
Etymology | The etymology of Ompok is unclear. It is believed to be a corruption of the Indonesian name for mid-sized silurid catfishes, limpok. |
Species Information | |
Size | 79mm or 3.1" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
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. |
Habitat Information | |
Distribution | Asia: Temburong River drainagae in Brunei Darussalam, Borneo. Pacific, Greater Sunda Island Rivers, Borneo Waters (click on these areas to find other species found there) Log in to view data on a map. |
IUCN Red List Category | Data Deficient, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2019. |
Husbandry Information | |
Breeding | Unreported in the aquarium. |
Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
Further Information | |
Reference | Zootaxa No. 580, pp 2, Figs. 1, 2a. |
Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
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Last Update | 2020 Oct 26 16:08 (species record created: 2018 Aug 12 13:58) |