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: Microctenopoma
Species: Microctenopoma congicum
Name
Microctenopoma congicum (Boulenger, 1887)
Holotype (unique): BMNH 1887-1-13:11
Type locality: Lagoons on islands of Lower Congo.
Synonyms
Ctenopoma congicum Boulenger, 1887
Anabas congica (Boulenger, 1887)
Anabas congicus (Boulenger, 1887)
Anabas congicus Boulenger, 1899
Ctenopoma congicum longipinnis Fowler, 1949
References
Primary references
Boulenger, G.A. 1887. On new fishes from the lower Congo. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 5) v. 19 (no. 110) (art. 19): 148-149. BHL (Ctenopoma congicum)
Boulenger, G.A. 1916. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). London. 4: i–xxviii + 1–392. BHL (Anabas congicus)
Additional references
Gosse, J.-P., 1986. Malapteruridae (pp. 102-104), Mochokidae (pp. 105-152), 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
Norris, S.M. 1995. Microctenopoma uelense and M. nigricans, a new genus and two new species of anabantid fishes from Africa. Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters v. 6 (no. 4): 357-376.
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.
Links
Microctenopoma congicum in FishBase,
Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds.) 2024. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication, www.fishbase.org, version 02/2024, accessed on December 03, 2021.
Microctenopoma congicum in Catalog of Fishes, Eschmeyer, W.N., Fricke, R. & van der Laan, R. (eds.) 2024. Catalog of Fishes electronic version, accessed on December 03, 2021.
Microctenopoma congicum – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
IUCN: Microctenopoma congicum (Least Concern)
Microctenopoma congicum in the World Register of Marine Species, accessed on December 03, 2021
Vernacular names
English: Congo ctenopoma
polski: Buszowiec kongijski
українська: Конголезька ктенопома
Tiếng Việt: Cá rô Congo
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