/siluriformes/siluridae/ompok/pinnatus/1.jpg "Ompok pinnatus")
 Cat-eLog Data Sheet | |
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| Scientific Name | Ompok pinnatus Ng, 2003 |
| Common Name | Long-fin Glass Catfish |
| Type Locality | Fishing lot 9 in second channel east of town, Tonle Sap at Kompong Chhnang, Cambodia. |
| Pronunciation | Awm pok - peen ah tuss |
| Etymology | The etymology of Ompok is unclear. It is believed to be a corruption of the Indonesian name for mid-sized silurid catfishes, limpok. From the Latin pinnatus, meaning feathered or plumed. In reference to the very long dorsal fin and barbels. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 100mm or 3.9" 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. Like O. eugeneiatus, easily distinguished from congeners by the very long barbels. Ompok pinnatus differs from O. eugeneiatus in having a deeper caudal peduncle, shorter mandibular barbels and fewer anal-fin rays. |
| Sexing | Males are more slender and have strong serrations on the posterior edge of the pectoral spine (females lack these serrations). |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Asia: Chao Phraya to Mekong basins. Mekong (click on these areas to find other species found there) Thailand Waters, Chao Praya (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 2011. |
| pH | 6.0 - 7.0 |
| Temperature | 22.0-28.0°C or 71.6-82.4°F (Show species within this range) |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Feeding | Readily feeds on live or frozen foods and other prepared foods such as pellets. May eat very small fishes. User data. |
| Furniture | Provide hiding spaces in the form of driftwood or PVC pipes as well as plenty of vegetation. Prefers an area of open water when active. |
| Compatibility | A relatively peaceful species that is compatible with most fish. Not safe with very small fishes. |
| Breeding | Unreported in the aquarium. |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington v. 116 (no. 1), pp 48, Fig. 1. |
| Registered Keepers | There is but a single registered keeper, view all "my cats" data. |
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| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There are 3 records of this fish being seen, view them all. |
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| Last Update | 2020 Sep 23 03:09 (species record created: 2003 Oct 23 00:00) |
