Family Anabantidae - Climbing gouramies
  Order
:
Anabantidae
  Class
:
Teleostei
No. in FishBase
:
Genera : 4 | Species : 33 Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes
  Environment
:
Fresh : Yes | Brackish : Yes | Marine : No
  Division
:
Primary freshwater
  Aquarium
:
some
  First Fossil Record
:
lower   Tertiary    
Ref..   Berg, L.S. 1958
  Remark
:
Distribution: Africa and India to Philippines. Rarely brackish. Fixed conical teeth on jaws, prevomer, and parasphenoid. Relatively large mouth. Upper jaw slighlty protractile. The genus Sandelia has only cycloid scales, few gill rakers, and generally a carnivorous diet. Includes Coius that has been put in synonymy with Anabas, Coius cobojius being an Anabantidae (Kottelat, 2000; CAS_Ref_No 25865).
  Etymology
:
Greek, anabas = aoristo of anabainein = to climb ( Ref. 45335).
  Reproductive guild
:
mixed
  Typical activity level
:
  Main Ref.
:
  Coordinator
:
  Deep Fin Classification
:
Osteichthyes | Actinopterygii | Actinopteri | Neopterygii | Teleostei | Osteoglossocephalai | Clupeocephala | Euteleosteomorpha | Neoteleostei | Eurypterygia | Ctenosquamata | Acanthomorphata | Acanthopterygii | Percomorphaceae | Anabantaria | | | Anabantiformes | Anabantoidei | | Anabantidae

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Species/Synonymy list for the family Anabantidae as currently in FishBase

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Scientifc name Status Senior/Junior synonym Combination
Anabas testudineus (Bloch, 1792)
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
synonymseniornew
Antias testudineus (Bloch, 1792)
synonymseniornew
Sparus testudineus (Bloch, 1792)
synonymseniornew
! Anabas tastudineus (Bloch, 1792)
synonymseniornew
! Anabas testudinens (Bloch, 1792)
synonymseniornew
! Anabus testudineus (Bloch, 1792)
synonymseniornew
Perca scandens Daldorff, 1797
synonymjuniororiginal
Anabas scandens (Daldorff, 1797)
synonymjuniornew
Lutjanus scandens (Daldorff, 1797)
synonymjuniornew
Sparus scandens (Daldorff, 1797)
synonymjuniornew
Amphiprion scansor Bloch & Schneider, 1801
synonymjuniororiginal
Lutjanus testudo Lacepède, 1802
ambiguousotheroriginal
Anabas spinosus Gray, 1834
synonymjuniororiginal
Anabas variegatus Bleeker, 1851
synonymjuniororiginal
Anabas macrocephalus Bleeker, 1855
synonymjuniororiginal
Anabas microcephalus Bleeker, 1857
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
Anabas elongatus Reuvens, 1895
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
Anabas cobojius (Hamilton, 1822)
acceptedseniornew
Coius cobojius Hamilton, 1822
synonymseniororiginal
Anabas oligolepis Bleeker, 1855
synonymjuniororiginal
Anabas scandens (non Daldorff, 1797)
misappliedmisappliednew
acceptedseniororiginal
! Ctenopoma multispinis Peters, 1844
synonymseniororiginal
Anabas multispinis (Peters, 1844)
synonymseniornew
! Ctenopoma multispini Peters, 1844
synonymseniororiginal
! Ctenopoma multispinus Peters, 1844
synonymseniororiginal
Spirobranchus smithii Bianconi, 1859
synonymjuniororiginal
Anabas rhodesianus Gilchrist & Thompson, 1917
synonymjuniororiginal
Anabas machadoi Fowler, 1930
synonymjuniororiginal
Ctenopoma machadoi (Fowler, 1930)
synonymjuniornew
Anabas vernayi Fowler, 1935
synonymjuniororiginal
Anabas scandens (non Daldorff, 1797)
misappliedmisappliednew
Ctenopoma ctenotis (non Boulenger, 1920)
misappliedmisappliednew
Ctenopoma petherici Günther, 1864
acceptedseniororiginal
Anabas petherici (Günther, 1864)
synonymseniornew
! Anabas patherici (Günther, 1864)
synonymseniornew
! Ctenopoma petherickii Günther, 1864
synonymseniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniornew
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniornew
Anabas weeksii (non Boulenger, 1896)
misappliedmisappliednew
Ctenopoma nigropannosum Reichenow, 1875
acceptedseniororiginal
Anabas nigropannosus (Reicherow, 1875)
synonymseniornew
Anabas nigropannosa (Reichow, 1875)
synonymseniornew
Ctenopoma maculatum Thominot, 1886
acceptedseniororiginal
! Ctenopoma maculata Thominot, 1886
synonymseniororiginal
Anabas maculatus (Thominot, 1886)
synonymseniornew
synonymjuniororiginal
Anabas multifasciatus (Thominot, 1886)
synonymjuniornew
Anabas pleurostigma Boulenger, 1903
synonymjuniororiginal
Anabas weeksii (non Boulenger, 1896)
misappliedmisappliednew
Ctenopoma weeksii (non Boulenger, 1896)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Anabas oxyurhynchus (non Boulenger, 1902)
misappliedmisappliedmisapplied
Ctenopoma gabonense Günther, 1896
acceptedseniororiginal
Ctenopoma kingsleyae Günther, 1896
acceptedseniororiginal
Anabas kingsleyae (Günther, 1896)
synonymseniornew
Anabas africanus Vetterlein, 1914
synonymotheroriginal
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniornew
synonymseniorother
Anabas breviventralis Pellegrin, 1938
synonymjuniororiginal
Ctenopoma breviventrale (Pellegrin, 1938)
synonymjuniornew
Ctenopoma petherici (non Günther, 1864)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Anabas muriei (non Boulenger, 1906)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Ctenopoma weeksii Boulenger, 1896
acceptedseniororiginal
Anabas weeksii (Boulenger, 1896)
synonymseniornew
Anabas oxyrhynchus Boulenger, 1902
synonymjuniororiginal
Ctenopoma oxyrhynchum (Boulenger, 1902)
synonymjuniornew
! Ctenopoma oxyrhynchus (Boulenger, 1902)
synonymjuniornew
Ctenopoma congicum (non Boulenger, 1887)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Ctenopoma acutirostre Pellegrin, 1899
acceptedseniororiginal
Anabas acutirostris (Pellegrin, 1899)
synonymseniornew
synonymseniornew
! Ctenopoma acutirostris (Pellegrin, 1899)
synonymseniornew
Anabas ocellatus (non Pellegrin, 1899)
misappliedmisappliednew
Ctenopoma ocellatum Pellegrin, 1899
acceptedseniororiginal
Anabas ocellatus (Pellegrin, 1899)
synonymseniornew
Ctenopoma denticulatum Pellegrin, 1899
synonymjuniororiginal
Ctenopoma petherici (non Günther, 1864)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Anabas weeksii (non Boulenger, 1896)
misappliedmisappliednew
Ctenopoma pellegrini (Boulenger, 1902)
acceptedseniornew
Anabas pellegrinii Boulenger, 1902
synonymseniororiginal
Ctenopoma muriei (Boulenger, 1906)
acceptedseniornew
Anabas muriei Boulenger, 1906
synonymseniororiginal
Ctenopoma muriei muriei (Boulenger, 1906)
synonymseniornew
Spirobranchus muriei (Boulenger, 1906)
synonymseniornew
! Ctenopoma murei murei (Boulenger, 1906)
synonymseniornew
! Ctenopoma murieri (Boulenger, 1906)
synonymseniornew
Anabas ctenotis Boulenger, 1920
synonymjuniororiginal
Ctenopoma ctenotis (Boulenger, 1920)
synonymjuniornew
Anabas petherici (non Günther, 1864)
misappliedmisappliednew
Ctenopoma petherici (non Günther, 1864)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Ctenopoma garuanum (Ahl, 1927)
acceptedseniornew
Anabas garuanus Ahl, 1927
synonymseniororiginal
Ctenopoma houyi (Ahl, 1927)
acceptedseniornew
Anabas houyi Ahl, 1927
synonymseniororiginal
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
Ctenopoma ashbysmithi Banister & Bailey, 1979
acceptedseniororiginal
Ctenopoma nebulosum Norris & Teugels, 1990
acceptedseniororiginal
Sandelia bainsii Castelnau, 1861
acceptedseniororiginal
Anabas bainsii (Castelnau, 1861)
synonymseniornew
Spirobranchus bainsii (Castelnau, 1861)
synonymseniornew
synonymjuniororiginal
Sandelia capensis (Cuvier, 1829)
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
Anabas capensis (Cuvier, 1829)
synonymseniornew
! Sardelia capensis (Cuvier, 1829)
synonymseniornew
Anabas vicinus Boulenger, 1916
synonymjuniororiginal
Sandelia vicina (Boulenger, 1916)
synonymjuniornew
Sandelia vicinus (Boulenger, 1916)
synonymjuniornew
Microctenopoma congicum (Boulenger, 1887)
acceptedseniornew
Ctenopoma congicum Boulenger, 1887
synonymseniororiginal
Anabas congica (Boulenger, 1887)
synonymseniornew
Anabas congicus (Boulenger, 1887)
synonymseniornew
! Ctenopoma congicus Boulenger, 1887
synonymseniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
Microctenopoma nanum (Günther, 1896)
acceptedseniornew
Ctenopoma nanum Günther, 1896
synonymseniororiginal
Anabas nanus (Günther, 1896)
synonymseniornew
Anabas brunneus Ahl, 1927
synonymjuniororiginal
! Ctenopoma bruneum (Ahl, 1927)
synonymjuniornew
Anabas maculatus (non Thominot, 1886)
misappliedmisappliednew
Anabas lineatus (non Nichols, 1923)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Ctenopoma lineatum (non Nichols, 1923)
misappliedmisappliednew
Microctenopoma fasciolatum (Boulenger, 1899)
acceptedseniornew
! Anabas fasciolata Boulenger, 1899
synonymseniororiginal
Anabas fasciolatus Boulenger, 1899
synonymseniororiginal
Ctenopoma fasciolatum (Boulenger, 1899)
synonymseniornew
synonymjuniororiginal
Microctenopoma ansorgii (Boulenger, 1912)
acceptedseniornew
Anabas ansorgii Boulenger, 1912
synonymseniororiginal
Ctenopoma ansorgii (Boulenger, 1912)
synonymseniornew
! Anabas ansorgei Boulenger, 1912
synonymseniororiginal
! Ctenopoma ansorgei (Boulenger, 1912)
synonymseniornew
! Microctenopoma ansorgei (Boulenger, 1912)
synonymseniornew
Anabas davidae Poll, 1939
synonymjuniororiginal
Ctenopoma davidae (Poll, 1939)
synonymjuniornew
Microctenopoma intermedium (Pellegrin, 1920)
acceptedseniornew
Anabas intermedius Pellegrin, 1920
synonymseniororiginal
Ctenopoma intermedium (Pellegrin, 1920)
synonymseniornew
Ctenopoma nanum (non Günther, 1896)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Ctenopoma ctenotis (non Boulenger, 1920)
misappliedmisappliednew
Microctenopoma lineatum (Nichols, 1923)
acceptedseniornew
Anabas lineatus Nichols, 1923
synonymseniororiginal
Ctenopoma lineatum (Nichols, 1923)
synonymseniornew
Microctenopoma ocellifer (Nichols, 1928)
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
synonymseniornew
Microctenopoma pekkolai (Rendahl, 1935)
acceptedseniornew
Anabas pekkolai Rendahl, 1935
synonymseniororiginal
Ctenopoma pekkolai (Rendahl, 1935)
synonymseniornew
Microctenopoma damasi (Poll & Damas, 1939)
acceptedseniornew
Anabas damasi Poll & Damas, 1939
synonymseniororiginal
Ctenopoma damasi (Poll & Damas, 1939)
synonymseniornew
Microctenopoma milleri (Norris & Douglas, 1991)
acceptedseniornew
Ctenopoma milleri Norris & Douglas, 1991
synonymseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
Ctenopoma intermedium (non Pellegrin, 1920)
misappliedmisappliednew
Microctenopoma uelense Norris & Douglas, 1995
acceptedseniororiginal
Ctenopoma congicum (non Günther, 1887)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Anabas nanum (non Günther, 1896)
misappliedmisappliedmisapplied
Anabas nanus (non Günther, 1896)
misappliedmisappliednew
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