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Anabantiformes (Gouramies, snakeheads) >
Anabantidae (Climbing gouramies)
Etymology: Ctenopoma: Greek, kteis, ktenos = comb + Greek, poma, -atos = cover (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Dr Reinhard Houy (1881–1913) was a German naturalist and collector of natural history specimens in Africa (1911–1913). He wrote: Beiträge zur Kenntnis der Haftscheibe von Echeneis (1909). An amphibian and two birds are named after him. (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Ahl.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / distribuzione batimetrica / distribution range
Ecologia
; acqua dolce benthopelagico. Tropical
Africa: Lake Chad basin and eastern tributaries of the Niger River system (Ref. 57414).
Size / Peso / Age
Maturità: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 4.7 cm SL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 57414); 6.6 cm SL (female)
Spine dorsali (totale) : 15 - 17; Raggi dorsali molli (totale) : 7 - 10; Spine anali: 9 - 11; Raggi anali molli: 7 - 10; Vertebre: 25 - 26. Diagnosis: snout blunt; jaws weakly protrusible (ascending process of premaxilla short, not reaching anterior border of orbit); pelvic fins unpigmented or very lightly pigmented; labyrinth composed of a more complex, folded plate; 10-18 (rarely 17 or higher) pored scales in upper lateral line; species never larger than 75 mm SL; body depth into SL usually 3 times or more; spot at base of caudal fin often with a pale ring surrounding it even in adults; lachrymal occasionally finely serrated; frequently faint mottling on flanks; 15-16 (rarely 17) spines and 7-10 soft rays in dorsal fin; 9-10 (rarely 11) spines and 8-11 soft rays in anal fin (Ref. 57414).
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal.
Obligate air-breathing (Ref. 126274)
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecundity | Larve
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: Version 2025-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Fonte Biblio.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01820 (0.00772 - 0.04289), b=2.98 (2.78 - 3.18), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Fonte Biblio.
69278): 3.1 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilienza (Fonte Biblio.
120179): Alto, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione meno di 15 mesi (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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