Biology:Ctenopoma

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Short description: Genus of fishes

Ctenopoma
Ctenopoma acutirostre 1.JPG
Spotted ctenopoma (C. acutirostre)
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anabantiformes
Family: Anabantidae
Genus: Ctenopoma
W. K. H. Peters, 1844
Type species
Ctenopoma multispinis
W.K.H. Peters, 1844[1]

Ctenopoma is a genus of climbing gouramies native to Africa. Microctenopoma has been included in Ctenopoma in the past; in contrast to that genus, Ctenopoma species are egg scatterers with no parental care.

Species

The 18 currently recognized species in this genus are:[2]

  • Ctenopoma acutirostre Pellegrin, 1899 (leopard bush fish or spotted ctenopoma)
  • Ctenopoma argentoventer (C. G. E. Ahl, 1922) (silverbelly ctenopoma)
  • Ctenopoma ashbysmithi Banister & R. G. Bailey, 1979
  • Ctenopoma gabonense Günther, 1896
  • Ctenopoma garuanum (C. G. E. Ahl, 1927)
  • Ctenopoma houyi (C. G. E. Ahl, 1927)
  • Ctenopoma kingsleyae Günther, 1896 (tailspot ctenopoma)
  • Ctenopoma maculatum Thominot, 1886
  • Ctenopoma multispine W. K. H. Peters, 1844 (many-spined ctenopoma)
  • Ctenopoma muriei (Boulenger, 1906) (ocellated labyrinth fish)
  • Ctenopoma nebulosum S. M. Norris & Teugels, 1990
  • Ctenopoma nigropannosum Reichenow, 1875 (twospot climbing perch)
  • Ctenopoma ocellatum Pellegrin, 1899 (eyespot ctenopoma)
  • Ctenopoma pellegrini (Boulenger, 1902)
  • Ctenopoma petherici Günther, 1864
  • Ctenopoma riggenbachi (C. G. E. Ahl, 1927)
  • Ctenopoma togoensis (C. G. E. Ahl, 1928)
  • Ctenopoma weeksii Boulenger, 1896 (mottled ctenopoma)

References

  1. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron; van der Laan, Richard, eds. "Ctenopoma". California Academy of Sciences. http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatget.asp?genid=1924. 
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Ctenopoma in FishBase. December 2012 version.

Wikidata ☰ Q149360 entry