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💧 Freshwater Data Deficient 🌡️ Tropical

Ompok Platyrhynchus

Ompok platyrhynchus Ng & Tan, 2004
Max Length
7.9 cm
Max Weight
-
Lifespan
-
Trophic Level
3.5
Depth
-
Climate
Tropical
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
17.00/100
Typical Length
-
Depth Zone
demersal

📖 Overview

Inhabits a small meandering stream with clear and fast flowing water over a rock and sand substratum .

Scientific Name
Ompok platyrhynchus
Authority
Ng & Tan, 2004
Habitat
Freshwater
Climate
Tropical
Body Shape
Elongated
IUCN Status
DD
Max Length
7.9 cm
Trophic Level
3.5
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
17.00/100
Salinity
0–0.5 ppt

🔬 Taxonomy

Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Teleostei
Teleostei
Order
Siluriformes
Siluriformes
Family
Siluridae
Siluridae
Genus
Ompok
Ompok
Species
Ompok Platyrhynchus
Ompok platyrhynchus

🐟 Physical Description

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 . : elongated.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Ompok Platyrhynchus is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

aquatic invertebrates
small fish
algae
detritus

🥚 Reproduction

🐣 Oviparous
Spawning Season
spring
Spawn Location
Substrate
Fertilization
External

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Freshwater; demersal; depth range ? - 1 m . Tropical

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
💧 Freshwater ⬇️ Benthic
Trophic Level
3.5±0.6

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.00562 × L3 (TL)
Max TL
7.9cm
Dorsal Rays
2
Anal Rays
77
Vertebrae
60

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

Salinity Range
0–0.5ppt

🛡️ Conservation Assessment

IUCN Category
Data Deficient
Assessment Date
2019

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Population Resilience
High
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
17.00/100
Low vulnerability
Trophic Level
3.5
Predator
Body Shape
Elongated
Climate Zone
Tropical
Described By
Ng & Tan, 2004

🗺️ Global Occurrence Map

Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 1 records indexed .

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