FB-68387 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=68387 Animalia Chordata Holocephali Chimaeriformes Chimaeridae Chimaera Chimaera willwatchi Clerkin, Ebert & Kemper, 2017 Wetzone butter catfish 2017-10-06 2024-08-16 Sudasinghe, H. and M. Meegaskumbura0 <i>Ompok argeste</i>, a new species of silurid catfish endemic to Sri Lanka (Teleostei: Siluridae). Zootaxa 4158(2):261-271. (Ref. 116164) Ramani Shirantha, R R.A.0 A field guide to the fishes in freshwaters in Sri Lanka. Department of Wildlife Conservation, Colombo. XV + 502 pp. (Ref. 127520) FB-GeneralDescr-68396 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 2017-10-11 00:00:00 2017-10-11 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=68396 Found among submerged roots and marginal vegetation in slow-flowing, shaded regions of rivers and streams with a substratum of mud or leaf debris (Ref. 116164). Sudasinghe, H. and M. Meegaskumbura 2016 <i>Ompok argeste</i>, a new species of silurid catfish endemic to Sri Lanka (Teleostei: Siluridae). Zootaxa 4158(2):261-271. (Ref. 116164) FB-DiagnosticDescr-68396 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 2017-10-11 00:00:00 2017-10-11 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=68396 Ompok argestes differs from its Indian and Sri Lankan congeners by the combination ofthe following characters: body color pattern mottled; predorsal profile uniformly convex; maxillary barbels reach or extend slightly beyond the base of the dorsal fin; eye diameter 14.2-17.1% head length; body depth at anus 19.8-22.3% standard length (SL); head width 14.3-16.8% SL; caudal peduncle depth 5.6-6.5% SL; and vertebrae 48-52 (Ref. 116164). Sudasinghe, H. and M. Meegaskumbura 2016 <i>Ompok argeste</i>, a new species of silurid catfish endemic to Sri Lanka (Teleostei: Siluridae). Zootaxa 4158(2):261-271. (Ref. 116164) FB-Morphology-68396 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 2017-10-11 00:00:00 2017-10-11 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=68396 Dorsal soft rays (total): 4; Analsoft rays: 56 - 63; Vertebrae: 48 - 52 Sudasinghe, H. and M. Meegaskumbura 2016 <i>Ompok argeste</i>, a new species of silurid catfish endemic to Sri Lanka (Teleostei: Siluridae). Zootaxa 4158(2):261-271. (Ref. 116164) FB-Distribution-68396 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 2017-10-11 00:00:00 2025-11-05 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=68396 Asia: Sri Lanka. Sudasinghe, H. and M. Meegaskumbura 2016 <i>Ompok argeste</i>, a new species of silurid catfish endemic to Sri Lanka (Teleostei: Siluridae). Zootaxa 4158(2):261-271. (Ref. 116164) FB-Size-68396 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 2017-10-11 00:00:00 2017-10-11 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=68396 14.7 cm SL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 116164)) Sudasinghe, H. and M. Meegaskumbura 2016 <i>Ompok argeste</i>, a new species of silurid catfish endemic to Sri Lanka (Teleostei: Siluridae). Zootaxa 4158(2):261-271. (Ref. 116164) FB-Threats-2 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Belen Acosta 1990-10-18 00:00:00 2024-03-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 Least Concern (LC) , IUCN Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006. FB-Habitat-68396 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 2017-10-11 00:00:00 2017-10-11 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=68396 demersal; freshwater