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Anabantiformes (Gouramies, snakeheads) >
Anabantidae (Climbing gouramies)
Etymology: Ctenopoma: Greek, kteis, ktenos = comb + Greek, poma, -atos = cover (Ref. 45335).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / profondeur / distribution range
Écologie
; eau douce benthopélagique. Tropical; 24°C - ? (Ref. 13614)
Africa: known only from southeast Nigeria: Sombreiro and Imo rivers (Niger Delta) and the Lower Cross River (Ref. 57414, 81650).
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturité: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 9.7 cm SL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 57414); 8.7 cm SL (female)
Épines dorsales (Total) : 16 - 18; Rayons mous dorsaux (Total) : 8 - 10; Épines anales: 9 - 10; Rayons mous anaux: 9 - 11; Vertèbres: 26. Diagnosis: snout blunt; jaws weakly protrusible (ascending process of premaxilla short, not reaching anterior border of orbit)(Ref. 57414). Pelvic fins darkly pigmented; labyrinth simple, composed of single unfolded plate; body and head dark brown, flanks sometimes mottled (Ref. 57414, 81650, 93191). Caudal spot present; 16-18 (mode 17) pored scales in upper lateral line (Ref. 57414, 81650, 93191), 9-12 in lower (Ref. 93191). 10-16 scales on right operculum; scales in vertical series 3.5-4.5/8-9; interorbit into head length 3.2-3.7 (Ref. 93191).
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal.
Obligate air-breathing (Ref. 126274)
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
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)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Menacé (EN) (B1ab(i,ii,iii)+2ab(i,ii,iii)); Date assessed: 14 August 2019
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Réf.
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).
Niveau trophique (Réf.
69278): 3.1 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Résilience (Réf.
120179): Haut, temps minimum de doublement de population inférieur à 15 mois (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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