South
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Etymology
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paraphyletic
In taxonomy (general), taxonomy, a group is paraphyletic if it consists of the group's most recent common ancestor, last common ancestor and most of its descendants, excluding a few Monophyly, monophyletic subgroups. The group is said to be pa ...
. The species of ''Ompok'' have been grouped into species groups, such as the ''Ompok bimaculatus'' group (i.e. ''O. bimaculatus'', ''O. malabaricus'' and ''O. miostoma''), the ''O. eugeneiatus'' group (i.e. ''O. eugeneiatus'' and ''O. pinnatus''), the ''O. hypophthalmus'' group (i.e. ''O. hypophthalmus'', ''O. rhabdinurus'' and ''O. urbaini'') and the ''O. leiacanthus'' group (''O. fumidus'', ''O. jaynei'' and ''O. leiacanthus'').Bornbusch, A.H. (1995): Phylogenetic relationships within the Eurasian catfish family Siluridae (Pisces: Siluriformes), with comments on generic validities and biogeography. ''Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 115 (1): 1–46.''Ng, H.H. (2003): A review of the ''Ompok hypophthalmus'' group of silurid catfishes with the description of a new species from South-East Asia. ''Journal of Fish Biology, 62 (6): 1296–1311.''Ng, H.H. (2003): ''Ompok pinnatus'', a new species of silurid catfish (Teleostei: Siluriformes: Siluridae) from mainland Southeast Asia. ''Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, 116 (1): 47-51.'' On the other hand, the monophyly of these species groups is not strong enough to reassign species to other genera.Ng, H.H. & Tan, H.H. (2004): ''Ompok platyrhynchus'', a new silurid catfish (Teleostei: Siluridae) from Borneo. ''Zootaxa, 580: 1–11.''
The ''O. eugeneiatus'' group is likely to be more closely related to ''
Kryptopterus
''Kryptopterus'' is a genus of catfishes belonging to the family Siluridae. They are found in freshwater throughout Southeast Asia. The scientific name comes from Ancient Greek ''kryptós'' (κρυπτός, "hidden") + ''ptéryx'' (πτέρυ ...
There are currently 27 recognized species in this genus:
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Ompok argestes
''Ompok argestes'', is a species
In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any t ...
'' Sudasinghe & Meegaskumbura, 2016 Sudasinghe, H. & Meegaskumbura, M. (2016): ''Ompok argestes'', a new species of silurid catfish endemic to Sri Lanka (Teleostei: Siluridae). ''Zootaxa, 4158 (2): 261–271.''
* '' Ompok bimaculatus'' (
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Ompok binotatus
''Ompok'' is a genus of fish 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 ...
Ompok borneensis
''Ompok'' is a genus of fish 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 ...
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Steindachner
Franz Steindachner (11 November 1834 in Vienna – 10 December 1919 in Vienna) was an Austrian zoologist, ichthyologist, and herpetologist. He published over 200 papers on fishes and over 50 papers on reptiles and amphibians. Steindachner describ ...
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Ompok brevirictus
''Ompok'' is a genus of fish 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 a ...
Ompok canio
''Ompok'' is a genus of fish 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 a ...
Ompok ceylonensis
''Ompok'' is a genus of fish 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 a ...
Ompok eugeneiatus
''Ompok'' is a genus of fish 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 a ...
Ompok fumidus
''Ompok'' is a genus of fish 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 a ...
Ompok hypophthalmus
''Ompok'' is a genus of fish 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 ...
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''Ompok'' is a genus of fish 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 ...
Ompok jaynei
''Ompok'' is a genus of fish 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 ...
Ompok karunkodu
''Ompok'' is a genus of fish 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 ...
'' H. H. Ng, 2013 Ng, H.H. (2013): ''Ompok karunkodu'', a new catfish (Teleostei: Siluridae) from southern India. ''Zootaxa, 3694 (2): 161–166.''
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Ompok leiacanthus
''Ompok'' is a genus of fish 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 ...
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Ompok miostoma
''Ompok'' is a genus of fish 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 ...
Ompok pabda
''Ompok'' is a genus of fish 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 ...
Ompok pabo
''Ompok pabo'' or Pabo catfish ( as, পাভ মাছ) is a freshwater fish from the family Siluridae (Sheatfishes) native to Pakistan, North-East India, Bangladesh and Myanmar
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Ompok platyrhynchus
''Ompok'' is a genus of fish 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 ...
Ompok pluriradiatus
''Ompok'' is a genus of fish 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 ...
Ompok rhadinurus
''Ompok'' is a genus of fish 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 ...
Ompok sabanus
''Ompok'' is a genus of fish 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 ...
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Inger
Inger may refer to:
People
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* Robert F. Inger (1920–2019), American herpetologist
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Ompok siluroides
''Ompok'' is a genus of fish 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 ...
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* Bernard Germain de Lacépède (1756–1825), French naturalist and politician.
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Ompok supernus
''Ompok'' is a genus of fish 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 ...
Ompok urbaini
''Ompok'' is a genus of fish 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 ...
Ompok weberi
''Ompok'' is a genus of fish 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 ...