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 nanum
Name
Microctenopoma nanum (Günther, 1896)
Syntypes: BMNH 1868.8.16.9-10 (2)
Type locality: Gabon
Synonyms
Ctenopoma nanum Günther, 1896
Ctenopoma nana Günther, 1896
Anabas nanus (Günther, 1896)
Anabas brunneus Ahl, 1927
Ctenopoma bruneum (Ahl, 1927)
References
Primary references
Günther, A., 1896. Report on a collection of reptiles and fishes made by Miss M. H. Kingsley during her travels on the Ogowe River and in Old Calabar. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 6) v. 17 (no. 100) (art. 37): 261-285, Pls. 13-15. BHL
Additional references
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
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 nanum in FishBase,
Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds.) 2024. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication, www.fishbase.org, version 02/2024, accessed on February 04, 2022.
Microctenopoma nanum in Catalog of Fishes, Eschmeyer, W.N., Fricke, R. & van der Laan, R. (eds.) 2024. Catalog of Fishes electronic version, accessed on February 04, 2022.
Microctenopoma nanum – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
Microctenopoma nanum – Taxon details on National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI).
IUCN: Microctenopoma nanum (Least Concern)
Microctenopoma nanum in the World Register of Marine Species, accessed on February 04, 2022
Vernacular names
English: Dwarf ctenopoma
українська: Карликова ктенопома
Tiếng Việt: Cá rô lùn
Microctenopoma nanum, the dwarf ctenopoma, is a fish in the family Anabantidae[3] found in southern Cameroon, Gabon, and the Congo Basin of Africa.[2] It grows to 8.0 cm in total length.[2]
References
Moelants, T. (2010). "Microctenopoma nanum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T181655A7699036. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T181655A7699036.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2019). "Microctenopoma nanum" in FishBase. August 2019 version.
"Integrated Taxonomic Information System: Microctenopoma nanum". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 16 Sep 2012.
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