''Ctenopoma'' is a genus of
climbing gourami
The Anabantidae are a family of ray-finned fish within the order Anabantiformes commonly called the climbing gouramies or climbing perches. The family includes about 34 species. As labyrinth fishes, they possess a labyrinth organ, a structure i ...
es native to
Africa
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Microctenopoma
''Microctenopoma'' is a genus of fish in the Anabantidae (climbing gourami) family. They are native to Africa. ''Microctenopoma'' has been included in ''Ctenopoma'' in the past; unlike that genus, they are bubblenest builders, and the males defe ...
'' 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:
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Ctenopoma acutirostre''
Pellegrin, 1899 (leopard bush fish or spotted ctenopoma)
* ''
Ctenopoma argentoventer''
( C. G. E. Ahl, 1922) (silverbelly ctenopoma)
* ''
Ctenopoma ashbysmithi''
Banister
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& 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
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Ctenopoma multispine
''Ctenopoma multispine'', known as the many-spined ctenopoma or climbing perch, is an African freshwater fish. It is up to long and occurs in the Lufira River, Lualaba River, Upemba River, Luapula-Moero in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Up ...
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W. K. H. Peters, 1844 (many-spined ctenopoma)
* ''
Ctenopoma muriei''
(Boulenger Boulenger is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* Benjamin Boulenger (born 1990), French footballer
* Edward George Boulenger (1888–1946), British zoologist, director of aquarium at London Zoo
* George Albert Boulenger (1858–1 ...
, 1906) (ocellated labyrinth fish)
* ''
Ctenopoma nebulosum''
S. M. Norris & Teugels, 1990
* ''
Ctenopoma nigropannosum''
Reichenow
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Reichenow was the son-in-law of Jean Cabanis, and worked at the Natural History Museum of Berlin from 1874 to 1921. He was ...
, 1875 (twospot climbing perch)
* ''
Ctenopoma ocellatum''
Pellegrin, 1899 (eyespot ctenopoma)
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Ctenopoma pellegrini
''Ctenopoma pellegrini'' is a fish in the family Anabantidae found in the Congo River basin of Africa.
It grows to 11.2 cm in total length for a male/unsexed specimen. This species was formally described by the British-Belgian ichthyolog ...
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(Boulenger Boulenger is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* Benjamin Boulenger (born 1990), French footballer
* Edward George Boulenger (1888–1946), British zoologist, director of aquarium at London Zoo
* George Albert Boulenger (1858–1 ...
, 1902)
* ''
Ctenopoma petherici''
Günther, 1864
* ''
Ctenopoma riggenbachi''
( C. G. E. Ahl, 1927)
* ''
Ctenopoma togoensis''
( C. G. E. Ahl, 1928)
* ''
Ctenopoma weeksii''
Boulenger Boulenger is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* Benjamin Boulenger (born 1990), French footballer
* Edward George Boulenger (1888–1946), British zoologist, director of aquarium at London Zoo
* George Albert Boulenger (1858–1 ...
, 1896 (mottled ctenopoma)
References
Anabantidae
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Freshwater fish genera
Taxa named by Wilhelm Peters
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