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Ompok fumidus Tan & Ng, 1996 |
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photo by
Panitvong, N. |
| Family: | Siluridae (Sheatfishes) | |||
| Max. size: | 15 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | demersal; freshwater; brackish | |||
| Distribution: | Asia: Terengganu, Selangor, Perak and Pahang (Peninsular Malaysia); Pulau Bintan (Riau Archipelago), as well as Kalimantan Barat and Kalimantan Tengah (Borneo). | |||
| Diagnosis: | Anal soft rays: 53-60 | |||
| Biology: | Inhabits stenotopic to peats (Ref. 57235). Collected from shallow blackwaters in a peat swamp heavily disturbed by logging activities. Feed mainly on insect larvae, with adults eating fish instead. Previously known as O. leiacanthus newly described by Tan & Ng (1996) (Ref. 57235). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Near Threatened (NT); Date assessed: 26 December 2019 (A3c) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||