Ctenopoma petherici

Ctenopoma petherici

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Anabantoidei

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii Infraclassis: Teleostei Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai Supercohors: Clupeocephala Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha Subcohors: Neoteleostei Infracohors: Eurypterygia Sectio: Ctenosquamata Subsectio: Acanthomorphata Divisio/Superordo: Acanthopterygii Subdivisio: Percomorphaceae Series: Anabantaria Ordo: Anabantiformes Subordo: Anabantoidei

Familia: Anabantidae
Genus: Ctenopoma
Species: Ctenopoma petherici

Name

Ctenopoma petherici Günther, 1864

Syntypes: BMNH 1863.3.9.17 (1)

Type locality: Upper Nile River, at Chartoum and Gondokoro.

Synonyms

• Anabas petherici (Günther, 1864)
• Anabas caudomaculatus Ahl, 1927
• Ctenopoma caudomaculatum (Ahl, 1927)
• Anabas riggenbachi Ahl, 1927 (uncertain)
• Anabas togoensis Ahl, 1928 (uncertain)
• Anabas petherici chadensis Fowler, 1936
• Ctenopoma petherici chadensis (Fowler, 1936)

References

Primary references

• Günther, A. 1864. Description of a labyrinthibranchiate fish from the Nile. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 3) v. 13 (no. 75): 211. BHL
• Norris, S.M. and M.E. Douglas, 1992. Geographic variation, taxonomic status, and biogeography of two widely distributed African freshwater fishes: Ctenopoma petherici and C. kingsleyae (Teleostei: Anabantidae). Copeia 1982 (no. 3): 709-724.

Additional references

• Blache, J. 1964. Les poissons du bassin du Tchad et du bassin adjacent du Mayo Kebbi. Étude systématique et biologique. Mémoires de l'ORSTOM (Office de la Recherche Scientifique et Technique Outre-Mer) No. 4: 1-483.
• Boulenger, G.A. 1907. Zoology of Egypt: the fishes of the Nile. Hugh Rees, Limited, London. 578p. [see pages 442-444, BHL]
• Gosse, J.-P., 1986. Anabantidae (pp. 402-414). In: Daget, J., J.-P. Gosse and D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde (eds), 1986. Check-list of the freshwater fishes of Africa. CLOFFA. ISNB Bruxelles, MRAC Tervuren, ORSTOM Paris. v. 2: i-xiv + 1-520. [see pages 412-413]
• Günther, A. 1896. Report on a collection of reptiles and fishes made by Miss M.H. Kingsley during her travels on the Ogowe River and in Old Calabar. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 6) v. 17 (no. 100) (art. 37): 261-285, Pls. 13-15. [see page 270, BHL]

Links

• Ctenopoma petherici in FishBase,
  Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds.) 2024. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication, www.fishbase.org, version 02/2024.
• Ctenopoma petherici in Catalog of Fishes, Eschmeyer, W.N., Fricke, R. & van der Laan, R. (eds.) 2024. Catalog of Fishes electronic version, accessed on February 18, 2023.
• Ctenopoma petherici – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
• Ctenopoma petherici – Taxon details on National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI).
• IUCN: Ctenopoma petherici  (Least Concern)
• Ctenopoma petherici in the World Register of Marine Species, accessed on February 18, 2023