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Siluridae (Sheatfishes)
Etymology: Ompok: It is a bad reproduction of a Malayam fish name as limpok/ompok (Ref. 45335); platyrhynchus: Specific name from the Greek platys, meaning flat, and rhynchos, meaning nose; in reference to the lack of a distinct nuchal concavity.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; demersal; depth range ? - 1 m (Ref. 53259). Tropical
Asia: Temburong River drainagae in Brunei Darussalam, Borneo.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 7.9 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 53259)
Short description
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Dorsal soft rays (total): 2; Anal soft rays: 74 - 80; Vertebrae: 59 - 60. Having 74-80 anal-fin rays; lacking a distinct nuchal concavity; body depth 13.5-17.7% SL; snout length 37.1-38.1% HL; maxillary barbels reaching to middle of pectoral fin; vertebrae 59-60 (Ref. 53259).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.
Inhabits a small meandering stream with clear and fast flowing water over a rock and sand substratum (Ref. 53259).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Ng, H.H. and H.H. Tan, 2004. Ompok platyrhynchus, a new silurid catfish (Teleostei: Siluridae) from Borneo. Zootaxa 580:1-11. (Ref. 53259)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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