Ompok karunkodu

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Ompok karunkodu Ng, 2013

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Teleostei (teleosts) > Siluriformes (Catfishes) > Siluridae (Sheatfishes)
Etymology: Ompok: It is a bad reproduction of a Malayam fish name as limpok/ompok (Ref. 45335);  karunkodu: Name from the Tamil karun, a contraction of karuppu, meaning black and kodu, meaning line. This is in reference to the dark midlateral stripe running along the side of the body in this species. Used as a noun in apposition..

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

Freshwater; demersal. Tropical

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Asia: Amaravathi River, a right-hand tributary of the Kaveri River, in India.

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 22.9 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 93963)

Short description Morphology | Morphometrics

Dorsal soft rays (total): 4; Anal soft rays: 65; Vertebrae: 54. This species is diagnosed from all congeners in the Indian subcontinent by the absence (vs. presence) of a process on the posteromedial edge of the coracoid, having a markedly convex predorsal profile (vs. with a slight or distinct concavity in the supraethmoidal or supraoccipital region), and a unique combination of the following characters: prognathous lower jaw causing snout to appear rounded when viewed laterally; maxillary barbel reaching to base of pectoral-fin spine; eye diameter 13.7% HL; head width 13.0% SL; body depth at anus 14.2% SL; 65 anal-fin rays; caudal peduncle depth 5.0% SL; caudal-fin length 12.6% SL; caudal fin with rounded lobes; 54 vertebrae, and dark midlateral stripe running along sides of body (Ref. 93963).

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

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Ng, H.H., 2013. Ompok karunkodu, a new catfish (Teleostei: Siluridae) from southern India. Zootaxa 3694(2):161-166. (Ref. 93963)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Endangered (EN) (B1ab(iii)); Date assessed: 30 January 2021

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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Estimates based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5000   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00562 (0.00278 - 0.01137), b=3.00 (2.83 - 3.17), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245).
Trophic level (Ref. 69278):  3.8   ±0.6 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref. 120179):  Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low vulnerability (18 of 100).