Ompok


Ompok is a genus of fishes in the family Siluridae found in lakes and large rivers throughout South and Southeast Asia.

Taxonomy

The genus is recognized to be paraphyletic. The species of Ompok have been grouped into species groups, such as the Ompok bimaculatus group, the O. eugeneiatus group, the O. hypophthalmus group and the O. leiacanthus group. On the other hand, the monophyly of these species groups is not strong enough to reassign species to other genera.
The O. eugeneiatus group is likely to be more closely related to Kryptopterus than the other Ompok species. According to Ferraris O. eugeneiatus has been reclassified into Kryptopterus, however O. pinnatus has not.

Species

There are currently 28 recognized species in this genus:Ompok argestes Sudasinghe & Meegaskumbura, 2016 Ompok bimaculatus Ompok binotatus H. H. Ng, 2002Ompok borneensis Ompok brevirictus H. H. Ng & Hadiaty, 2009Ompok canio Ompok ceylonensis Ompok eugeneiatus Ompok fumidus T. H. T. Tan & P. K. L. Ng, 1996Ompok goae Ompok hypophthalmus Ompok javanensis Ompok jaynei Fowler, 1905Ompok karunkodu H. H. Ng, 2013 Ompok leiacanthus Ompok malabaricus Ompok miostoma Vaillant, 1902Ompok pabda Ompok pabo Ompok pinnatus H. H. Ng, 2003 Ompok platyrhynchus H. H. Ng & H. H. Tan, 2004Ompok pluriradiatus H. H. Ng, 2002Ompok rhadinurus H. H. Ng, 2003Ompok sabanus Inger & P. K. Chin, 1959Ompok siluroides Lacépède, 1803Ompok supernus H. H. Ng, 2008 Ompok urbaini
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