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Ctenopoma multispine Peters, 1844

Manyspined ctenopoma
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Angola country information

Common names: Kafudji, Musuta
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Known from the Kunene (Ref. 120641), Cuanza, (upper) Zambezi and Cubango/Okavango (Ref. 11970, 120641), and from the southern Congo River basin (Ref. 120641) in the Kwango, Kwilu and Kasai drainages (middle Congo River basin)(Ref. 11970). Type locality of the holotype of Anabas machadoi: 'Quanza River at Chouzo, Angola' (Ref. 42034). Also Ref. 6803.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ao.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Poll, M., 1967
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Climbing perch, Many-spined climbing perch, Piikkikiipijäkala, ... more

Classification / Names Κοινά ονόματα | Συνώνυμα | Catalog of Fishes(Γένος, Είδη) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Anabantiformes (Gouramies, snakeheads) > Anabantidae (Climbing gouramies)
Etymology: Ctenopoma: Greek, kteis, ktenos = comb + Greek, poma, -atos = cover (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Peters.

Issue
The species Anabas machadoi Fowler, 1930 is considered valid in Eschmeyer (CofF ver. Mar. 2012: Ref. 89686). It is treated here a synonym of Ctenopoma multispine Peters, 1844 following Skelton et al. (1985: Ref. 79613).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Οικολογία

; Γλυκού νερού βενθοπελαγικό; pH range: 6.0 - 7.5; dH range: 5 - 20.   Tropical; 24°C - 27°C (Ref. 2060); 10°S - 28°S

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