Ompok pabda

Ompok pabda, also known as Pabdah catfish, is a freshwater species from the sheatfish family.^[3][4][5]

It is native to Asian countries such as Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Pakistan and Afghanistan, where it inhabits streams, ponds and lakes of clear and muddy water.^[3]

It has an elongated body, with a large head, a wide mouth equipped with a pair of barbels facing downwards. Along the sides the body becomes increasingly compressed. The dorsal fin is small, with only 4 rays, as are the ventral ones. The anal fin is long: it starts from the belly and ends at the caudal peduncle. The caudal fin is small, with rounded edges. The livery is silver in colour, with brown, blue or pink spots; the belly is white and can reach a maximum of 30 centimetres (12 in). ^[4]

It lays over 40,000 eggs on average per female and breeding and egglaying occurs between May and August.

In its places of origin it is fished for human consumption.