Pabdah catfish (Ompok pabda)

Scientific name: Ompok pabda Hamilton, 1822

Pabdah catfish (Ompok pabda)

The Pabdah catfish (Ompok pabda) is a freshwater fish of the family Siluridae. Native range: Asia, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Bangladesh and Myanmar. Reported from Bhutan.

Biology

Adults inhabit clear as well as muddy rivers, streams, ponds and lakes.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Ompok pabda
Family
Siluridae (Sheatfishes)
Order
Siluriformes (Catfish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
30.0
Environment
Freshwater; demersal; potamodromous
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Asia: Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Bangladesh and Myanmar. Reported from Bhutan.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Near Threatened (NT)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: commercial
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Fec = 2,500)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Last updated