Ompok pabda is a valid scientific name.

Ompok pabda (Hamilton, 1822)

Pabdah Catfish - Madhu pabda - Native Fish - Wild/Farmed (Freshwater)

View: Lateral [Mohsin, 2019b]

Systematic Position: [2]

Kingdom	:	Animalia
Phylum	:	Chordata
Class	:	Teleostei
Order	:	Siluriformes
Family	:	Siluridae
Genus	:	Ompok
Species	:	Ompok pabda

Common Names:

English	:	Pabdah Catfish[729] Two Stripe Gulper Catfish[729]
Bangla	:	Madhu pabda[5] Pabi[274] Pafta[274] Palda[274] Papys[274] Loti paibba[729] Lali pabda[729] Papayisa[729] Pabla[729] Pabia[729]

Synonyms:

Silurus pabda Hamilton, 1822
Callichrous pabda (Hamilton, 1822)
Wallago pabda (Hamilton, 1822)
Ompok pabde (Hamilton, 1822)
Ompok pabla (Hamilton, 1822)
Wallago anastomus (Valenciennes, 1840 Jan)
Silurus lamghur Heckel, 1838
Silurichthys lamghur (Heckel, 1838)
Silurus vittatus Swainson, 1839
Callichrous vittatus (Swainson, 1839)
Silurus anostomus Valenciennes, 1840 Jan
Callichrous anastomus (Valenciennes, 1840 Jan)
Silurus anastomus Valenciennes, 1840 Jan
Cryptopterus latovittatus Playfair, 1867
Callichrous egertonii Day, 1872 Apr

Maximum Length and Weight:

30 cm (TL) ^[347] 16 cm (TL) ^[5]

Inter-Length Relationship:

Head length : Total length : Standard length = 1 : 4.8-5.5 : 4.2-4.8 ^[5]
Body height : Total length : Standard length = 1 : 4.6-5 : 4.1-4.5 ^[5]
Eye Diameter : Head length = 1 : 5-7 ^[5]
Eye Diameter : Snout length = 1 : 2-2.2 ^[5]
Eye Diameter : Inter orbial width = 1 : 2.8-3.7 ^[5]

Taxonomic Formula:

D. 4; P₁. 12-14(1/11-13); P₂. 8; A. 53-59 ^{[Rahman, 2005]}
D 4-5; A ii 48-54; P I 11-13; V i 6-7 ^{[Talwar and Jhingran, 1991]}
B XIII; D 4-5; A 2/52-60; P I/11-13; V 8; C 18 ^{[Shafi and Quddus, 1982]}
B xiii; D 4-5; A 2/52-58; P 1/11-13; V 8; C 18 ^{[Bhuiyan, 1964]}

Scales:

Scaleless. [5]

Chemistry:

Data not available

Conservation Status:

Global	:	Near Threatened (NT)	(Version 3.1) [526]
Bangladesh	:	Endangered (EN)	(Version 3.1) [223]

Occurrence/Distribution:

Global	:	Afghanistan[6] Bangladesh[70] Bhutan[847] India[37] Myanmar[742] Pakistan[745]
Bangladesh	:	Padma river, Rajshahi[274] Chalan beel, Natore[490] Padma river, Rajshahi[274] Halda River, Chittagong Hill Tracts[598] Sunamganj haor region, Sunamganj[729] Mahananda River, Chapainawabganj[775] River Choto Jamuna, Naogaon[9] Meghna river, Narsingdi[781] Dhepa river, Dinajpur[779] Borulia haor, Kishoreganj[794] Chitra river, Jashore[793] Buriganga River, Dhaka[798] Talma River, Panchagarh[800] Little feni river, Feni[795] Someshwari river, Netrokona[806] Nabaganga river, Narail[809] Sandha river, Pirojpur[810] Atrai River, Dinajpur[815] Banar River, Mymensingh[1023] Bangshi River, Dhaka[1024] Tanguar Haor, Sunamganj[1025] Kishoreganj Haor Region, Kishoreganj[1026] Ramnabad river, Patuakhali[1163] Dekhar haor, Sunamganj[1164] Muhuri river, Feni[1165] Shakla heel, Brahmanbaria[1167] Balla beel, Moulvibazar[1168] Titas river, Brahmanbaria[1169] Lohalia river, Patuakhali[1200] Lohalia river, Patuakhali[1200] Belua river, Pirojpur[1207] Agunmukha river, Patuakhali[1208]

Habitat and Environment:

Habitat:
Canal, Beel, Haor, Baor, River ^[347]

Environment:

Parameters	Units	Minimum	Maximum	Optimum	Ref.
Temperature	-	-	-	-	-
pH	-	-	-	-	-
DO	-	-	-	-	-
Free CO2	-	-	-	-	-

Breeding Maturity:

Data not available

Breeding Season: (red background)

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[347]

Fecundity:

Absolute fecundity: 2,500 (min), 40,000 (max), ^[942]
Absolute fecundity: 2,190 (min), 41,552 (max), ^[1003]

Food and Feeding Habit:

Diet composition (%): Data not available

Importance:

Production and Marketing:
Production/Harvesting Season: (Green = Peak, Yellow = Off, Lemon = Moderate)

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[792]

Harvesting Gears:
Seine net, Push net, Cast net ^[792]
Market price:
400-500 BDT/kg (Size: 20-25 cm, Weight: 60-80 g, Place: Noakhali, Bangladesh) ^[792]