Pabo catfish (Ompok pabo)

Scientific name: Ompok pabo Hamilton, 1822

Pabo catfish (Ompok pabo)

The Pabo catfish (Ompok pabo) is a freshwater fish of the family Siluridae. Native range: Asia, Pakistan, northeast India, Bangladesh and Myanmar.

Species facts

Scientific name
Ompok pabo
Family
Siluridae (Sheatfishes)
Order
Siluriformes (Catfish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
24.0
Environment
Freshwater; demersal
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Asia: Pakistan, northeast India, Bangladesh and Myanmar.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Near Threatened (NT)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: commercial
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

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

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