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Ctenopoma ocellatum Pellegrin, 1899

Eyespot ctenopoma
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Congo (Kinshasa) country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Known from Pool Malebo (Ref. 41585), the middle Congo River (Ref. 4910), Kasai (Ref. 41591), Sankuru (Ref. 1880), Salonga River (Ruki drainage)(Ref. 93897), Lulonga (Ref. 41591), Uélé (Ref. 41590), Itimbiri (Ref. 41590, 106290) and Aruwimi (Ref. 106290). Also Ref. 6803.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/cg.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Monsembula Iyaba, R.J.C. and M.L.J. Stiassny, 2013
National Database:

Common names from other countries

眼点非洲攀鲈, Schokoladen-Buschfisch, Rengaskiipijäkala, ... more

Classification / Names Populärnamn | synonymer | Catalog of Fishes(Släkte, Arter) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Anabantiformes (Gouramies, snakeheads) > Anabantidae (Climbing gouramies)
Etymology: Ctenopoma: Greek, kteis, ktenos = comb + Greek, poma, -atos = cover (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Pellegrin.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ekologi

; sötvatten bentopelagisk; pH range: 6.0 - 7.5; dH range: 5 - 12.   Tropical; 24°C - 28°C (Ref. 1672)

Utbredning Länder | FAO områden | Ekosystem | Förekomster | Point map | Utplanteringar | Faunafri

Africa: middle Congo River basin in Democratic Republic of the Congo (Ref. 1880, 4910, 41585, 41590, 41591) and Republic of Congo (Ref. 44840). Also reported from the Niger delta in Nigeria (Ref. 57414).

Size / Vikt / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 13.5 cm SL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 57414); 13.8 cm SL (female)

Short description Bestämningsnycklar | Morfologi | Morfometri

Taggstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt) : 16 - 17; Mjukstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt) : 9 - 11; Taggstrålar i analfenan: 9 - 10; Mjukstrålar i analfenan: 9 - 11. Diagnosis: snout and head acute; jaws protrusible (ascending process of premaxilla extends to anterior border of orbit); flanks often marked by a series of uneven chain-like bars; soft dorsal and anal fins acute and when spread closely appressed to dorsal and ventral margins of caudal fin, forming continuous sheet of fin (Ref. 57414).

Biologi     Ordlista (t.ex. epibenthic)

Obligate air-breathing (Ref. 126274)

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturities | Reproduktion | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larver

Main reference Upload your references | referenser | Koordinator | Medarbetare

Norris, S.M., 2003. Anabantidae. p. 691-707. In C. Lévêque, D. Paugy and G.G. Teugels (eds.) Faune des poissons d'eaux douce et saumâtres de l'Afrique de l'Ouest, Tome 2. Coll. Faune et Flore tropicales 40. Musée Royal de l'Afrique Centrale, Tervuren, Belgique, Museum National d'Histoire Naturalle, Paris, France and Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, Paris, France. 815 p. (Ref. 57414)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)


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