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Etymology: Ompok: It is a bad reproduction of a Malayam fish name as limpok/ompok (Ref. 45335); argestes: The specific name argestes is a Homeric (Greek) term which means southwest, a reference to the region of Sri Lanka in which the species occurs.

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

; eau douce démersal. Tropical

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Asia: Sri Lanka.

Taille / Poids / Âge

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 14.7 cm SL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 116164)

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Rayons mous dorsaux (Total) : 4; Rayons mous anaux: 56 - 63; Vertèbres: 48 - 52. Ompok argestes differs from its Indian and Sri Lankan congeners by the combination of the 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).

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).

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Sudasinghe, H. and M. Meegaskumbura, 2016. Ompok argeste, a new species of silurid catfish endemic to Sri Lanka (Teleostei: Siluridae). Zootaxa 4158(2):261-271. (Ref. 116164)

Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)

Vulnérable, voir Liste Rouge IUCN (VU) (B1ab(iii)+2ab(iii)); Date assessed: 07 August 2019

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Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Menace pour l'homme

Harmless

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Ompok argestes Sudasinghe & Meegaskumbura, 2016