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Ombilinichthys

Ombilinichthys is a biology topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Ombilinichthys rather than just read about it. In short: Ombilinichthys is an extinct genus of gourami from the Ombilin Basin in Sumatra. It's single specimen was discovered among fossils collected in 2009 from the lacustrine Sangkarewang Formation and described in 2015.

Key takeaways

Ombilinichthys belongs to biology; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect Ombilinichthys to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Ombilinichthys from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

Ombilinichthys is an extinct genus of gourami from the Ombilin Basin in Sumatra. It's single specimen was discovered among fossils collected in 2009 from the lacustrine Sangkarewang Formation and described in 2015. It is the earliest known gourami, dated uncertainly to the Eocene. It contains a single species, Ombilinichthys yamini, named for Indonesian poet and revolutionary Mohammad Yamin, who was born in the same town where Ombilinichthys yamini was discovered. It is a small and deep fish, with the holotype's body being 37 mm long and 18 mm deep. Its skull is also deep at 15 mm. The preserved part showed that it have 29-30 scales laterally. It is closely related to the genus Osphronemus.

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Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Ombilinichthys

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Ombilinichthys claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In biology, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Ombilinichthys before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Ombilinichthys ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Ombilinichthys

In research: Ombilinichthys appears in biology research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Ombilinichthys in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Ombilinichthys is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Extinct animals of Indonesia, Fossil taxa described in 2015, Fossils of Indonesia, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Ombilinichthys outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Ombilinichthys in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what Ombilinichthys means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
Explain Ombilinichthys out loud to somebody else — or to Teacher Smith in the lgStudy chat.

Frequently asked questions

What is Ombilinichthys in simple terms?

Why does Ombilinichthys matter?

Because it connects several biology ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Ombilinichthys?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Ombilinichthys.