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Ompok pabo

Ompok pabo or Pabo catfish is a freshwater fish from the family Siluridae (Sheatfishes) native to Pakistan, North-East India, Bangladesh and Myanmar. It is found in rivers, ponds and lakes. It can grow up to the length of 25 cm.

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Ompok pabo
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Siluridae
Genus: Ompok
Species:
O. pabo
Binomial name
Ompok pabo
(F. Hamilton, 1822)

Ompok pabo or Pabo catfish (Assamese: পাভ মাছ) is a freshwater fish from the family Siluridae (Sheatfishes) native to Pakistan, North-East India, Bangladesh and Myanmar. It is found in rivers, ponds and lakes. It can grow up to the length of 25 cm.12

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  1. "Ompok pabo (Hamilton, 1822) Pabo catfish". Fishbase.se. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
  2. "Pabo catfish, Ompok pabo (Hamilton, 1822) – BdFISH Feature". 2011-07-10. Retrieved 2025-02-28.