Microctenopoma intermedium

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: Microctenopoma
Species: Microctenopoma intermedium

Name

Microctenopoma intermedium (Pellegrin, 1920)

• Syntypes: MNHN 1920.102-103 (4)

Type locality: Léalui, Upper Zambezi, Zambia.

Etymology: Based on the comparisons made by Pellegrin (1920) it appears that M. intermedium was named for the intermediate position of its taxonomic characters relative to M. nanum and M. ansorgii.

Synonyms

• Anabas intermedius Pellegrin, 1920
• Anabas intermedium Pellegrin, 1920
• Ctenopoma intermedium (Pellegrin, 1920)
• Ctenopoma intermedius (Pellegrin, 1920)

References

Primary references

• Pellegrin, J. 1920. Poissons nouveaux du Haut-Zambèze recueillis par M.V. Ellenberger. (2e note). Bulletin de la Société Zoologique de France v. 45: 148-152. BHL (Anabas intermedius)
• Skelton, P.H. 1988. The taxonomic identity of the dwarf or blackspot Ctenopoma (Pisces, Anabantidae) in southern Africa. Cybium 12(1):73-89. PDF (Ctenopoma intermedium)

Additional references

• Blanc, M. 1963. Catalogue des types d'Anabantidae et d'Ophicephalidae (Poissons téléostéens perciformes) en collection au Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle. Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle (Série 2) v. 35 (no. 1): 70-77. 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. PDF
• Marshall, B. 2011. The fishes of Zimbabwe and their biology. Smithiana Monographs No. 3: i-vi + 1 -290.
• Norris, S.M. 1995. Microctenopoma uelense and M. nigricans, a new genus and two new species of anabantid fishes from Africa. Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters v. 6 (no. 4): 357-376.
• Skelton, P.H. 1993. A complete guide to the freshwater fishes of southern Africa. Southern Book Publishers, Ltd. i-xiii + 1-388.
• Skelton, P.H. 2001. A complete guide to the freshwater fishes of southern Africa. Struik Publishers, Halfway House, South Africa. I-xiv + 1-395.

Links

• Microctenopoma intermedium in FishBase,
  Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds.) 2024. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication, www.fishbase.org, version 02/2024, accessed on April 14, 2022.
• Microctenopoma intermedium in Catalog of Fishes, Eschmeyer, W.N., Fricke, R. & van der Laan, R. (eds.) 2024. Catalog of Fishes electronic version, accessed on April 14, 2022.
• Microctenopoma intermedium – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
• IUCN: Microctenopoma intermedium  (Least Concern)
• Microctenopoma intermedium in the World Register of Marine Species, accessed on April 14, 2022

Vernacular names

English: Blackspot Climbing Perch