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| Scientific Name | Ompok malabaricus (Valenciennes, 1840) |
| Common Name(s) | None |
| Type Locality | Malabar, India. |
| Synonym(s) | Callichrous malabaricus, Silurus malabaricus, Wallago malabaricus |
| Pronunciation | Awm pok - mala - bar - ee - cuss |
| Etymology | The etymology of Ompok is unclear. It is believed to be a corruption of the Indonesian name for mid-sized silurid catfishes, limpok. This species is named after its type locality. |
| 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. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Peninsular India. |
| Further Information | |
| References | Ompok supernus, a new catfish (Teleostei: Siluridae) from Borneo. Heok Hee Ng |
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| Breeding Reports | None. |
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| Last Update | 2011 Dec 09 05:33 (species record created: 2011 Nov 11 19:00) |
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