Microctenopoma congicum

Microctenopoma congicum ♂

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Anabantoidei

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