Ctenopoma

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.

Ctenopoma
Spotted ctenopoma (C. acutirostre)
Scientific classification
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]

Species

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

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References

  1. Eschmeyer, W. N.; R. Fricke & R. van der Laan (eds.). "Ctenopoma". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Ctenopoma in FishBase. December 2012 version.


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