Ompok bimaculatus
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Phylum
Order
Family
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SPECIES
Ompok bimaculatus
Length
45
18
cminch
cm inch 

Ompok bimaculatus, known as butter catfish, is a species of sheatfishes native to Asian countries such as Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka, but recently identified in Myanmar. It also indetified in Mekong Basin of Vietnam

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Known in Thailand as pla cha-on (ปลาชะโอน), it is one of the very similar catfish species known in the markets as pla nuea on (วงศ์ปลาเนื้ออ่อน). It is valued for its delicate flesh and is also used for making high-quality fish balls. Males can reach a length of 45 cm.

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References

1. Ompok bimaculatus Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ompok_bimaculatus
2. Ompok bimaculatus on The IUCN Red List site - https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/166616/174788267

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