Ompok bimaculatus (Bloch 1794)

Sinha, Bikramjit, 2019, Ichthyofauna of Lower Subansiri district, Arunachal Pradesh w. s. r. to Ranga River, Records of the Zoological Survey of India 119 (2) : -

53. Ompok bimaculatus (Bloch 1794)

1797. Silurus bimaculatus Bloch, Ichthyol. Hist. Nat. d. Poiss., 11 (2): 17, pl. 364 (type locality: Malabar).

1822. Silurus chechra Hamilton, Fish Ganges ,: 152, 375, Kusi River, India

1839. Silurus nebulosus Swainson, Spottiswoode & Co., London. 2: 306, Kusi River, India

1840. Silurus microcephalus Valenciennes, Histoire naturelle des poisons, 14: 365

1860. Pseudosilurus macropthalmos Blyth, J Asiatic Soc. Bengal , 29 (2): 156, Tenasserim, Myanmar.

Common Name(s): Indian Butter catfish

Material consulted: Bagra et al., 2009

Distribution: INDIA: Arunachal Pradesh-Lower Subansiri, West Siang, East Siang; Throuhout. Elsewhere: Afghanistan, Nepal, Myanmar, Thailand, Malaya,

Sumatra, Borneo, Vietnam, Yunan, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh.

Habit and Habitat: Freshwater. Inhabits plains and submontane regions, and is found in rivers, lakes, tanks and ponds.

IUCN Status: Near Threatened