| Family: |
Siluridae (Sheatfishes) |
| Max. size: |
12.5 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
benthopelagic; freshwater |
| Distribution: |
Asia: Sumatra, Indonesia. Known from the short coastal rivers that drain the western face of the Leuser Mountain Range in northern Sumatra, including the Kreung Kluet (Kluet River) drainage |
| Diagnosis: |
Ompok brevirictus can be distinguished from all Southeast Asian congeners, except for O. siluroides and O. miostomus, in having melanophores on the tympanic region forming a prominent black spot (vs. tympanic region dark, but without any melanophores forming a distinct spot). It differs from O. siluroides and O. miostomus in having an evenly convex predorsal profile (vs. with a concavity posterior to orbit) and a more prominent lower jaw that is more broadly curving. Ompok brevirictus additionally differs from O. siluroides in having the mouth rictus separated from the anterior orbital margin by a distance of more than one-third (vs. less than one-third) eye diameter (4.2–5.2% HL vs. 3.2–3.7) and lacking (vs. possessing) a distinct dark wedge-shaped spot on base of the caudal fin (Ref. 82371). |
| Biology: |
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| IUCN Red List Status: |
Endangered (EN); Date assessed: 01 September 2018 (B1ab(iii)) Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
| Country info: |
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