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Ompok bimaculatus (Bloch, 1794)

Butter catfish
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Nepal country information

Common names: Lalmuha chachara, Nauni, Pabhta
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: common (usually seen) | Ref: Shrestha, T.K., 2008
Importance: commercial | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Found in Terai, Kosi, Janakpur, Narayani and Karnali at altitudes of 76-150 m. A medium-sized catfish that is considered to be good in taste. Also Ref. 41236.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/np.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Shrestha, J., 1994
National Database:

Common names from other countries

双斑绚鲶, Indian butter-catfish, Kani pabda, ... more

Classification / Names आम नाम | उपशब्द | Catalog of Fishes(वर्ग, प्रजाति) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Siluriformes (Catfishes) > Siluridae (Sheatfishes)
Etymology: Ompok: It is a bad reproduction of a Malayam fish name as limpok/ompok (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Bloch.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range पारिस्थितिकी

; स्वच्छ जल, अलवण जल; खारा ड़िमरसल; pH range: 6.0 - 8.0; dH range: 4 - 28; पोटामोड़िरोमस (Ref. 51243); गहराई सीमा 0 - 2 m.   Tropical; 20°C - 26°C (Ref. 1672)

वितरण देश | ऐफ ऐ ओ क्षेत्र | Ecosystems | संयोग |
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