Ompok pabda

• Common Names
• Description
• Taxonomy
• Similar Species
• Bibliography
• More Info
• Notes

Common Names

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Description

Family Siluridae

Distribution: Europe and Asia. Dorsal fin rays usually less than 7, when present. No spine before dorsal fin. No adipose fin . Pelvic fins small or absent. Anal fin base very long with 41-110 rays. Nasal barbel absent, one or two pairs of barbels on lower jaw, and maxillary barbels usually elongate . Maximum length of 5 m reached in Silurus glanis, with 330 kg . This European species may enter brackish waters.The family Siluridae belongs to the Class Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes ) and the Order Siluriformes. It contains 12 genera and 100 species. It may be found in Freshwater environments and is primarily Primary freshwater. Some members of this family are used in the aquarium trade. Reproductively, most members of this family are guarders . The main mode of swimming of adult fish in this family is gymnotiform. Compared with other fish, the activity level of this family tends to be normal. Members of this family have been dated back to the upper Miocene epoch of the Tertiary period. This family may be found from 60° n to 8° s and 6° w to 142° e. Etymology of this family name : Latin, silurus = a kind of fish. 1555

Habitat

Inhabits clear as well as muddy rivers , streams , ponds and lakes (Ref. 41236).

Biome: Fresh water . Demersal .

Taxonomy

Unambiguous Synonyms

1. Callichrous anastomus (Valenciennes, 1840)
2. Callichrous egertonii Day, 1872
3. Callichrous pabda (Hamilton, 1822)
4. Callichrous vittatus (Swainson, 1839)
5. Cryptopterus latovittatus Playfair, 1867
6. Ompok pabda (Hamilton)
7. Ompok pabda (Hamilton, 1822)
8. Ompok pabda Hamilton
9. Ompok pabde (Hamilton, 1822)
10. Ompok pabla (Hamilton, 1822)
11. Silurichthys lamghur (Heckel, 1838)
12. Silurus anastomus Valenciennes, 1840
13. Silurus anostomus Valenciennes, 1840
14. Silurus lamghur Heckel, 1838
15. Silurus pabda Hamilton, 1822
16. Silurus vittatus Swainson, 1839
17. Wallago anastomus (Valenciennes, 1840)
18. Wallago pabda (Hamilton, 1822)

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name . Data last modified by FishBase 01-Dec-2003

Similar Species

Members of the genus Ompok

There are approximately 31 species in this genus:

O. anostomus · O. bimaculata · O. bimaculatus (Butter Catfish) · O. binotatus · O. borneensis · O. canio · O. euegeniatus · O. eugeneiatus · O. fumidus · O. goae · O. hypophthalmus · O. javanensis · O. jaynei · O. leiacanthus · O. longicirrhatus · O. macrophthalmus · O. macropthalmus · O. malabaricus (Goan Catfish) · O. miostoma · O. paba · O. pabda (Pabda Catfish) · O. pabo (Pabda Catfish) · O. pinnatus · O. platyrhynchus · O. pluriradiatus · O. rhadinurus · O. sabanus · O. sesayapensis · O. sindensis · O. urbaini · O. weberi

Bibliography

• Akhtar, N. (1991). Azad Jammu and Kashmir. Fisheries profile, feasible sites for trout culture and an overall sectoral development perspective. Report for Project PAK/88/048. FAO, Rome. 25pp.
• Menon, A.G.K. (1999). Check list - fresh water fishes of India. p. 234-259. Rec. Zool. Surv. India, Misc. Publ., Occas. Pap. No. 175, 366 p.
• Petr, T. (1999). Coldwater fish and fisheries in Bhutan. p. 6-12. In T. Petr (ed.) Fish and fisheries at higher altitudes: Asia. FAO Fish. Tech. Pap. No. 385. FAO, Rome. 304 p.
• Rahman, A.K.A. (1989). Freshwater fishes of Bangladesh. Zoological Society of Bangladesh. Department of Zoology, University of Dhaka. 364 p.
• Talwar, P.K. and A.G. Jhingran (1991). Inland fishes of India and adjacent countries. Volume 2. A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam.

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Notes

Contributors

• Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 and ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
• Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2006. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Accessed October 9, 2006.
• Ferraris, Jr., Carl J. (from FishBase).
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed March 01, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 3 providers.
• MBLWHOI Library: Universal Biological Index and Organizer. uBio.org accessed July 18, 2008.

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal March 01, 2008:

• FishBase: FishBase DiGIR Provider - Philippine Server
• GBIF-Sweden: Fishes (NRM)
• Museum national d'histoire naturelle: Ichtyologie
• University of Kansas Biodiversity Research Center: Fish Collection

Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2497849
• Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Fis-28866
• Fishbase Species ID: 13327
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 115342
• Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 681925
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 118545

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