Ompok platyrhynchus Ng & Tan, 2004

Family:  Siluridae (Sheatfishes)
Max. size:  7.89 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  demersal; freshwater; depth range - 1 m
Distribution:  Asia: Temburong River drainagae in Brunei Darussalam, Borneo.
Diagnosis:  Dorsal soft rays (total): 2-2; Anal soft rays: 74-80; Vertebrae: 59-60. Having 74-80 anal-fin rays; lacking a distinct nuchal concavity; body depth 13.5-17.7% SL; snout length 37.1-38.1% HL; maxillary barbels reaching to middle of pectoral fin; vertebrae 59-60 (Ref. 53259). Description: Dorsal fin with i,1 rays; pelvic fin with i,7 rays (Ref. 53259).
Biology:  Inhabits a small meandering stream with clear and fast flowing water over a rock and sand substratum (Ref. 53259).
IUCN Red List Status: Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 27 May 2019 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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