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    Ompok bimaculatus

    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 Known in Thailand as pla cha-on, it is one of the very similar catfish species known in the markets as pla nuea on. It is valued for its delicate flesh and is also used for making high-quality fish balls. O. bimaculatus reaches a maximum length of 45 cm. The International Union for Conservation of Nature has classified this species as near threatened due to limited data suggesting overfishing and possibly widespread population declines, noting uncertain identities of populations classified as O. bimaculatus and concluding that there is an "urgent need for taxonomic, harvest and population studies". Wikipedia

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  2. iucnredlist.org

    IUCN Red List of Threatened Species

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    Established in 1964, The International Union for Conservation of Nature's Red List of Threatened Species has evolved to become the world's most comprehensive information source on the global conservation status of animal, fungi and plant species. The IUCN Red List is a critical indicator of the health of the world's biodiversity. Far more than a list of species and their status, it is a ...
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      The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™ is essentially a checklist of taxa that have undergone an extinction risk assessment using the IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria. The majority of assessments appearing on The IUCN Red List are carried out by members of the IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), appointed Red List Authorities (RLAs ...

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      The IUCN Red List is a critical indicator of the health of the world's biodiversity. Far more than a list of species and their status, it is a powerful tool to inform and catalyse action for biodiversity conservation and policy change, critical to protecting the natural resources we need to survive.It provides information about range, population size, habitat and ecology, use and/or trade ...

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      The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™ is a critical indicator of the health of the world's biodiversity - a Barometer of Life - telling us what we need to know to save wild species. ... IUCN 2025. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2024-2. <https://www.iucnredlist.org> ISSN 2307-8235.

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      Between 1910 and 2010, tiger populations plummeted dramatically. On International Tiger Day, we celebrate just some of the successes that an integrated, global approach for tiger conservation has facilitated to save this charismatic species from extinction. ... The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2024-2. <https://www.iucnredlist ...

  3. en.wikipedia.org

    Butter catfish (Pabda), West Bengal, India. 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. [2] [3] It also indetified in Mekong Basin of Vietnam Ompok bimaculatus Day. Known in Thailand as pla cha-on (ปลาชะโอน), it is one of the very similar ...
  4. indiabiodiversity.org

    Ompak bimaculatus (Bloch, 1794) synonym: Ompok canio (non Hamilton, 1822) synonym: Ompok siluroides (non Lacepède, 1803) ... 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006. IUCN Redlist Category: Near Threatened ... 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006.
  5. Related species. Species in &emsp13;&hairsp;Ompok; Species in &emsp13;&hairsp;Siluridae - Classification - ... Animalia; Ompok bimaculatus (Bloch, 1794) Butter catfish Upload your photos and videos Pictures | Google image. Ompok bimaculatus Picture by Hossain, M.A.R. Classification / Names ... IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2 ...
  6. nc.iucnredlist.org

    are supporting The IUCN Red List by including the IUCN Red List status on their species information signs. The IUCN Red List website (www. iucnredlist.org) is also regularly used by educators and students of all ages. Improve Decision-making The IUCN Red List can help guide environmental impact assessments. The wealth of information on habitats and
  7. en.bdfish.org

    Farmers culture the species in ponds (Parween, 2007). Status and Conservation: This fish is listed as endangered in IUCN Red book of threatened fish of Bangladesh by IUCN Bangladesh (IUCN Bangladesh, 2000). The species can be conserved by providing safe habitats like sanctuaries in suitable sites (Parween, 2007).. References:
  8. animalia.bio

    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 . Show More 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 ...
  9. fishbase.mnhn.fr

    Ompok bimaculatus (Bloch, 1794) Butter catfish: photo by Hossain, M.A.R. Family: Siluridae (Sheatfishes) Max. size: 45 cm SL (male/unsexed) Environment: ... IUCN Red List Status: Near Threatened (NT); Date assessed: 13 October 2009 Ref. (130435) Threat to humans: harmless:
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