Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii
Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri
Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai
Supercohors: Clupeocephala
Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha
Subcohors: Neoteleostei
Infracohors: Eurypterygia
Sectio: Ctenosquamata
Subsectio: Acanthomorphata
Divisio/Superordo: Acanthopterygii
Subdivisio: Percomorphaceae
Series: Anabantaria
Ordo: Anabantiformes
Subordo: Anabantoidei
Familia: Anabantidae
Genus: Ctenopoma
Species:
C. multispine species group (Ctenopoma): C. ashbysmithi – C. gabonense – C. machadoi – C. multispine – C. nigropannosum – C. pellegrini
C. petherici species group (“Ctenopoma”): C. acutirostre – C. garuanum – C. houyi – C. kingsleyae – C. maculatum – C. muriei – C. nebulosum – C. ocellatum – C. petherici – C. riggenbachi – C. togoensis – C. weeksii
Name
Ctenopoma Peters, 1844
Type species: Ctenopoma multispine Peters, 1844. Type by monotypy.
References
Primary references
Peters, W.C.H. 1844. Über einige neue Fische und Amphibien aus Angola und Mozambique. Bericht über die zur Bekanntmachung geeigneten Verhandlungen der königlich-preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1844: 32–37. BHL
Additional references
Elsen, M. 1976. La vessie gazeuse et l'organe labyrinthique des Anabantidae. Bulletins de l'Académie royale des sciences, des lettres et des beaux-arts de Belgique v. 62 (no. 1): 49–79. PDF
Gosse, J.-P., 1986. Anabantidae (pp. 402-414). In: Daget, J., J.-P. Gosse and D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde (eds), 1986. Check-list of the freshwater fishes of Africa. CLOFFA. ISNB Bruxelles, MRAC Tervuren, ORSTOM Paris. v. 2: i-xiv + 1-520. PDF
Liem, K.F., 1963. The comparative osteology and phylogeny of the Anabantoidei (Teleostei, Pisces). Illinois Biological Monographs No. 30: i-viii + 1-149. BHL
Norris, S.M. 1982. Superspecific Relationships Within the Genus Ctenopoma (Perciformes, Anabantoidei). A Morphometric Analysis and Preliminary Phylogeny. Colorado Springs.
Norris, S.M. 2007. Anabantidae (pp. 251-268). In: Stiassny, M.L.J., G.G. Teugels & C.D. Hopkins (eds), 2007. The Fresh and Brackish Water Fishes of Lower Guinea, West-Central Africa. [Poissons d'eaux douces et saumâtres de basse Guinée, ouest de l'Afrique centrale.] Faune et flore tropicales. Publications scientifiques du Museum, MRAC. Vol. 2: 603 pp.
Rüber, L., Britz, R. & Zardoya R. 2006. Molecular phylogenetics and evolutionary diversification of labyrinth fishes (Perciformes: Anabantoidei). Systematic Biology v. 55 (no. 3): 374–397. Online
Links
Ctenopoma species list in FishBase,
Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds.) 2024. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication, www.fishbase.org, version 02/2024.
Ctenopoma and its species (including synonyms) in Catalog of Fishes, Eschmeyer, W.N., Fricke, R. & van der Laan, R. (eds.) 2024. Catalog of Fishes electronic version.
Ctenopoma – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
Ctenopoma – Taxon details on National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI).
Ctenopoma in the World Register of Marine Species
Vernacular names
čeština: ostnovec
lietuvių: Šliaužikėliai
українська: Ктенопома
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
Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Ctenopoma". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Ctenopoma". FishBase. December 2012 version.
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