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 intermedium
Name
Microctenopoma intermedium (Pellegrin, 1920)
Syntypes: MNHN 1920.102-103 (4)
Type locality: Léalui, Upper Zambezi, Zambia.
Etymology: Based on the comparisons made by Pellegrin (1920) it appears that M. intermedium was named for the intermediate position of its taxonomic characters relative to M. nanum and M. ansorgii.
Synonyms
Anabas intermedius Pellegrin, 1920
Anabas intermedium Pellegrin, 1920
Ctenopoma intermedium (Pellegrin, 1920)
Ctenopoma intermedius (Pellegrin, 1920)
References
Primary references
Pellegrin, J. 1920. Poissons nouveaux du Haut-Zambèze recueillis par M.V. Ellenberger. (2e note). Bulletin de la Société Zoologique de France v. 45: 148-152. BHL (Anabas intermedius)
Skelton, P.H. 1988. The taxonomic identity of the dwarf or blackspot Ctenopoma (Pisces, Anabantidae) in southern Africa. Cybium 12(1):73-89. PDF (Ctenopoma intermedium)
Additional references
Blanc, M. 1963. Catalogue des types d'Anabantidae et d'Ophicephalidae (Poissons téléostéens perciformes) en collection au Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle. Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle (Série 2) v. 35 (no. 1): 70-77. BHL
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
Marshall, B. 2011. The fishes of Zimbabwe and their biology. Smithiana Monographs No. 3: i-vi + 1 -290.
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.
Skelton, P.H. 1993. A complete guide to the freshwater fishes of southern Africa. Southern Book Publishers, Ltd. i-xiii + 1-388.
Skelton, P.H. 2001. A complete guide to the freshwater fishes of southern Africa. Struik Publishers, Halfway House, South Africa. I-xiv + 1-395.
Links
Microctenopoma intermedium in FishBase,
Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds.) 2024. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication, www.fishbase.org, version 02/2024, accessed on April 14, 2022.
Microctenopoma intermedium in Catalog of Fishes, Eschmeyer, W.N., Fricke, R. & van der Laan, R. (eds.) 2024. Catalog of Fishes electronic version, accessed on April 14, 2022.
Microctenopoma intermedium – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
IUCN: Microctenopoma intermedium (Least Concern)
Microctenopoma intermedium in the World Register of Marine Species, accessed on April 14, 2022
Vernacular names
English: Blackspot Climbing Perch
Microctenopoma intermedium is a fish in the family Anabantidae[3] found in the Okavango, upper and lower Zambezi, and Kafue Rivers, and St. Lucia basin, as well as in the southern tributaries of the Congo system.[2] It grows to 6.2 cm in total length.[2]
References
Bills, R.; Marshall, B.; Moelants, T.; Tweddle, D.; Chakona, A.; Coetzer, W.; Weyl, O. (2017). "Microctenopoma intermedium". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T182583A99447002. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T182583A99447002.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Microctenopoma intermedium". FishBase. August 2019 version.
"Integrated Taxonomic Information System: Microctenopoma intermedium". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 16 Sep 2012.[permanent dead link]
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