Family : Siluridae (Sheatfishes)
Order : Siluriformes  (catfish)
Class : Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Fishbase Name : Pabo catfish
Fish Name : Ompok pabo
Max size : 24.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 1479)
Environment : demersal
Climate : tropical
Global Importance : fisheries: commercial
Resilience: High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)Distribution : Asia: Pakistan, northeast India, Bangladesh and Myanmar.
Diagnosis :
Biology : Found in rivers, ponds and lakes (Ref. 41236)
Threatened : Dangerous:  
Dangerous : harmless
Coordinator :
Main Ref : Talwar, P.K. and A.G. Jhingran. 1991. (Ref. 4833)

India country information
Common Names : Pabo catfish, Kaliwanz, Ngaton, Pabo
Status : native
Salinity : freshwater
Uses : no uses