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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.
Ambiente: milieu / zona climática / intervalo de profundidade / gama de distribuição
Ecologia
; Água doce bentopelágico. Tropical
Africa: Lake Chad basin and eastern tributaries of the Niger River system (Ref. 57414).
Tamanho / Peso / Idade
Maturidade: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 4.7 cm SL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 57414); 6.6 cm SL (female)
Espinhos dorsais (total) : 15 - 17; Raios dorsais moles (total) : 7 - 10; Espinhos anais: 9 - 11; Raios anais moles: 7 - 10; Vértebras: 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)
Ciclo de vida e comportamento de acasalamento
Maturidade | Reprodução | Desova | Ovos | Fecundidade | Larvas
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)
Categoria na Lista Vermelha da IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Ameaça para o homem
Harmless
Utilização humana
Ferramentas
Relatórios especiais
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Estimativas baseadas em modelos
Índice de diversidade filogenética (Ref. 82804) |
PD50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. |
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Bayesian length-weight
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a=0.01820 (0.00779 - 0.04251), b=2.98 (2.78 - 3.18), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245). |
Nível Trófico (Ref. 69278) |
3.1 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives |
Resiliência (Ref. 120179) |
Elevada, tempo mínimo de duplicação da população menor que 15 meses (Preliminary K or Fecundity.). |
Vulnerabilidade da pesca (Ref. 59153) |
Low vulnerability (21 of 100). 🛈 |