Ompok pabda

Ompok pabda
Conservation status
Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Siluriformes
Family:	Siluridae
Genus:	Ompok
Species:	O. pabda
Binomial name
Ompok pabda (F. Hamilton, 1822)
Synonyms [2]
List Silurus pabda Hamilton, 1822 Callichrous pabda (Hamilton, 1822) Wallago pabda (Hamilton, 1822) Ompok pabde (Hamilton, 1822)(lapsus) Ompok pabla (Hamilton, 1822)(lapsus) Wallago anastomus (Valenciennes, 1840)(lapsus) Silurus lamghur Heckel, 1838 Silurichthys lamghur (Heckel, 1838) Callichrous vittatus (Swainson, 1839) Silurus anostomus Valenciennes, 1840 Callichrous anastomus (Valenciennes, 1840) Silurus anastomus Valenciennes, 1840(lapsus) Cryptopterus latovittatus Playfair, 1867 Callichrous egertonii Day, 1872

Ompok pabda, also known as Pabdah catfish, is a freshwater species from the sheatfish family. ^{[3] [4] [5]}

Distribution and habitat

It is native to Asian countries such as Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Pakistan and Afghanistan, where it inhabits streams, ponds and lakes of clear and muddy water. ^[3]

Description

It has an elongated body, with a large head, a wide mouth equipped with a pair of barbels facing downwards. Along the sides the body becomes increasingly compressed. The dorsal fin is small, with only 4 rays, as are the ventral ones. The anal fin is long: it starts from the belly and ends at the caudal peduncle. The caudal fin is small, with rounded edges. The livery is silver in colour, with brown, blue or pink spots; the belly is white and can reach a maximum of 30 centimetres (12 in). ^[4]

Reproduction

It lays over 40,000 eggs on average per female and breeding and egglaying occurs between May and August.

Fisheries

In its places of origin it is fished for human consumption.

References

1. Tenzin, K.; Ng, H.H. (2020) [errata version of 2010 assessment]. "Ompok pabda". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2010 e.T166509A174786344. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T166509A174786344.en . Retrieved 1 March 2025.
2. Synonyms of Ompok pabda at www.fishbase.org.
3. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Ompok pabda". FishBase . February 2025 version.
4. "Ompok pabda Pabdah Catfish Madhu pabda | Bangladesh Species Database". www.bdspecies.org. Retrieved 2025-02-28.
5. "Ompok pabda – Freshwater Biodiversity Portal of Bangladesh" . Retrieved 2025-02-28.