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| Scientific Name | Ompok hypophthalmus (Bleeker, 1846) |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Jakarta, Java, Indonesia. |
| Synonym(s) | Callichrous macronema, Silurichthys hypophthalmus, Silurodes hypophthalmus, Silurodes macronema, Silurus hypophthalmus, Silurus macronema |
| 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 | 300mm or 11.8" 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: lower Mekong and central Thailand through Indonesia. Pacific, Greater Sunda Island Rivers, Java Waters (click on these areas to find other species found there) Pacific, Greater Sunda Island Rivers, Borneo Waters (click on these areas to find other species found there) Mekong, Lower Mekong (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Least Concern , 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 | Verhandelingen van het Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen. v. 21 (art. 5), pp 20 [149]. |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
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| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.7.113.2928 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 02 00:44 (species record created: 2011 Jan 30 11:52) |