Ompok fumidus Tan & Ng, 1996
Ompok fumidus
photo by Panitvong, N.

Family:  Siluridae (Sheatfishes)
Max. size:  15 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  demersal; freshwater; brackish
Distribution:  Asia: Terengganu, Selangor, Perak and Pahang (Peninsular Malaysia); Pulau Bintan (Riau Archipelago), as well as Kalimantan Barat and Kalimantan Tengah (Borneo).
Diagnosis:  Anal soft rays: 53-60
Biology:  Inhabits stenotopic to peats (Ref. 57235). Collected from shallow blackwaters in a peat swamp heavily disturbed by logging activities. Feed mainly on insect larvae, with adults eating fish instead. Previously known as O. leiacanthus newly described by Tan & Ng (1996) (Ref. 57235).
IUCN Red List Status: Near Threatened (NT); Date assessed: 26 December 2019 (A3c) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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