Description

Dorsal spines (total): 19 - 21; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8 - 11; Anal spines: 9 - 11; Anal soft rays: 8 - 11; Vertebrae: 30. Diagnosis: dorsal fin with 19-21 spines and 9-11 (8 rare) soft rays; anal fin with 9-11 spines and 9-11 (8 rare) soft rays; 12-14 (mode 13) pectoral fin rays; dorsal profile straight; snout acute; body rectangular; pelvic fin lightly pigmented in adults; no oblong bar along caudal peduncle; overall pigmentation usually brown (Ref. 81650).

Common Names

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Anabantiformes

Family: Anabantidae

Genus: Ctenopoma

Species: Ctenopoma gabonense Günther, 1896

Climate Zone

Location

• Africa: Ogowe River in Gabon and most of the Congo River basin (Ref. 81650).

Biology

Obligate air-breathing (Ref. 126274)

Habitat

demersal

Conservation Status

Not Evaluated

Threat to Humans

Harmless