Ompok pabda

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Ompok pabda is a small South Asian freshwater catfish species valued as a food fish and known for its elongated, laterally compressed body and delicate flesh.

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Label Occurrences
Ompok pabda canonical 2
Ompok pabo 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf catfish
fish species
aquaticEcosystem floodplains
lakes
ponds
rivers
bodyShape elongated
laterally compressed
class Actinopterygii
commercialUse food fish
commonName butter catfish
pabda catfish
culturedIn small ponds
diet insect larvae
small crustaceans
zooplankton
economicImportance important small indigenous fish species in South Asia
family Siluridae
fishingMethod small-scale capture fisheries
fleshQuality highly palatable
fleshTexture soft
foundInCountry Bangladesh
India
Nepal
Pakistan
genus Ompok
habitat freshwater
hasFin anal fin
caudal fin
dorsal fin
pectoral fins
pelvic fins
hasOrgan barbels
kingdom Animalia
maximumLength about 15–20 cm
nativeTo Indian subcontinent
linked to: South Asia

South Asia
order Siluriformes
phylum Chordata
reproduction egg-laying
taxonRank species
threats habitat degradation
overfishing
water pollution
usedIn traditional cuisine in Bangladesh
traditional cuisine in eastern India
valuedFor delicate flesh

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Siluridae includesTaxon Ompok pabda
Ompok hasSpecies Ompok pabda
Ompok hasSpecies Ompok pabo
linked to: Ompok pabda