FB-10028 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=10028 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Anabantiformes Anabantidae Ctenopoma Ctenopoma multispine Peters, 1844 Stekelrige kurper Nkomo Mangepigget buskfisk Vielstacheliger Buschfisch Climbing perch Many spined climbing perch Manyspined climbing perch Many-spined climbing perch Manyspined ctenopoma Piikkikiipijäkala Kafudji Musuta 多棘非洲攀鱸 多棘非洲攀鲈 馬氏非洲攀鱸 马氏非洲攀鲈 Anabas machadoi Fowler, 1930 Anabas multispinis (Peters, 1844) Anabas rhodesianus Gilchrist & Thompson, 1917 Anabas scandens (non Daldorff, 1797) Anabas vernayi Fowler, 1935 Ctenopoma ctenotis (non Boulenger, 1920) Ctenopoma machadoi (Fowler, 1930) Ctenopoma multispini Peters, 1844 Ctenopoma multispinis Peters, 1844 Ctenopoma multispinus Peters, 1844 Spirobranchus smithii Bianconi, 1859 1994-05-08 2023-11-08 Breder, C.M. and D.E. Rosen0 Modes of reproduction in fishes. T.F.H. Publications, Neptune City, New Jersey. 941 p. 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Ferrand (eds.) Biodiversity of Angola. Science & conservation: a modern synthesis. Springer Nature Switzerland AG, Cham, Switzerland. 549 p. (Ref. 120641) FB-GeneralDescr-10028 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Pascualita Sa-a 1994-05-08 00:00:00 2023-11-08 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=10028 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats Occurs in vegetated riverine backwaters, floodplain lagoons, swamps and isolated pans (Ref. 52193). It feeds on any suitably small creature, including insects, shrimps, and small fish; well camouflaged; hunts by slowly stalking prey (Ref. 52193). May congregate in groups to breed; the eggs are scattered around and not guarded (Ref. 52193). Can endure warm stagnant waters and is known to leave the water and move overland to alternative sites in wet weather or at night (Ref. 7248, 52193). Skelton, P.H. 1993 A complete guide to the freshwater fishes of southern Africa. Southern Book Publishers. 388 p. (Ref. 7248) FB-DiagnosticDescr-10028 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Rodolfo B. Reyes 2012-12-12 00:00:00 2023-11-08 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=10028 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat Description: Body elongated, eyes far forward, with a single median lateral line pore between them (Ref. 52193). Well-developed air-breathing organ in chamber above gills (Ref. 52193). Dorsal fin with 16-19 spines and 8-9 soft rays; anal fin with 8-9 spines and 8-10 soft rays (Ref. 52193). Scales ctenoid and coarse, 30-32 in lateral line; head completely scaled, edge of gill cover with undulating series of strong spines, cheek scales of mature males also develop visible spines along free edges (Ref. 52193).Colouration: Brown with irregular dark brown or black bars and spots (Ref. 52193). Skelton, P.H. 2001 A complete guide to the freshwater fishes of southern Africa. Cape Town (South Africa): Struik Publishers, 395 p. (Ref. 52193) FB-Morphology-10028 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Rodolfo B. Reyes 2012-12-12 00:00:00 2023-11-08 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=10028 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution Dorsal spines (total): 16 - 19; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8 - 9; Anal spines: 8 - 9; Analsoft rays: 8 - 10 Skelton, P.H. 2001 A complete guide to the freshwater fishes of southern Africa. Cape Town (South Africa): Struik Publishers, 395 p. (Ref. 52193) FB-Distribution-10028 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Pascualita Sa-a 1994-05-08 00:00:00 2023-11-08 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=10028 Africa: Lufira River, Lualaba-Upemba, Luapula-Moero in Democratic Republic of the Congo, Upper Zambezi in Zambia and Angola and Cubango-Okovango-Ngami in Angola and Botswana (Ref. 6803). Also known from the Kunene (Ref. 120641), the Kafue and rivers of coastal Mozambique (Ref. 7248, 52193), the Cuanza (Ref. 7248, 52193, 120641) and the Kwango, Kwilu and Kasai systems (middle Congo River basin) in Angola (Ref. 11970). Gosse, J.-P. 1986 Anabantidae. p. 402-414. In J. Daget, J.-P. Gosse and D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde (eds.) Check-list of the freshwater fishes of Africa (CLOFFA). ISNB, Brussels; MRAC, Tervuren; and ORSTOM, Paris. Vol. 2. (Ref. 6803) FB-Uses-10028 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Pascualita Sa-a 1994-05-08 00:00:00 2023-11-08 00:00:00 Importance http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=10028 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Size fisheries: commercial; aquarium: commercial; bait: occasionally Robins, C.R., R.M. Bailey, C.E. Bond, J.R. Brooker, E.A. Lachner, R.N. Lea and W.B. Scott 1991 World fishes important to North Americans. Exclusive of species from the continental waters of the United States and Canada. Am. Fish. Soc. Spec. Publ. (21):243 p. (Ref. 4537) Skelton, P.H. 1993 A complete guide to the freshwater fishes of southern Africa. Southern Book Publishers. 388 p. (Ref. 7248) FB-TrophicStrategy-10028 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Drina Sta. Iglesia 2000-12-14 00:00:00 2001-03-05 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public multispine http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats Occurs in vegetated riverine backwaters, floodplain lagoons, swamps and isolated pans. Frequency of occurence in Caprivi: occasionally in standing deep water, abundant in shallow swamps, and common in shallow flood plains (Ref. 037065). Feeds on any suitably small creature, including insects, shrimps, and small fish. Skelton, P.H. 1993 A complete guide to the freshwater fishes of southern Africa. Southern Book Publishers. 388 p. (Ref. 7248) FB-Size-10028 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Pascualita Sa-a 1994-05-08 00:00:00 2023-11-08 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=10028 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat 13.5 cm SL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 52193)) Skelton, P.H. 2001 A complete guide to the freshwater fishes of southern Africa. Cape Town (South Africa): Struik Publishers, 395 p. (Ref. 52193) FB-Threats-2 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Belen Acosta 1990-10-18 00:00:00 2024-03-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution Least Concern (LC) , IUCN Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006. FB-Habitat-10028 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Pascualita Sa-a 1994-05-08 00:00:00 2023-11-08 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=10028 benthopelagic; freshwater; pH range: 6.0 - 7.5; dH range: 5 - 20