Microctenopoma milleri

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 milleri

Name

Microctenopoma milleri (Norris & Douglas, 1991)

• Holotype: MRAC 174725
• Paratypes: MRAC 174726-28 (3)

Type locality: 175 km southwest of Kinshasa on the road to Matadi, from unspecified tributary waters of the lower Congo River, at or near Lukala (approx. 5°30'S, 14°30'E), Democratic Republic of Congo.

Etymology: It is our pleasure to name this attractive little fish for Rudolph J. Miller, who has long been involved in the study of anabantoid fish behavior and evolution.

Synonyms

• Ctenopoma milleri Norris & Douglas, 1991

References

Primary references

• Norris, S.M. & M.E. Douglas, 1991. A new species of nest-building Ctenopoma (Teleostei, Anabantidae) from Zaïre, with a redescription of Ctenopoma lineatum (Nichols). Copeia 1991 (no. 1): 166-178.

Additional references

• 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.

Links

• Microctenopoma milleri in FishBase,
  Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds.) 2024. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication, www.fishbase.org, version 02/2024, accessed on June 06, 2022.
• Microctenopoma milleri in Catalog of Fishes, Eschmeyer, W.N., Fricke, R. & van der Laan, R. (eds.) 2024. Catalog of Fishes electronic version, accessed on June 06, 2022.
• Microctenopoma milleri – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
• IUCN: Microctenopoma milleri  (Data Deficient)
• Microctenopoma milleri in the World Register of Marine Species, accessed on June 06, 2022

Vernacular names

Tiếng Việt: Cá rô vằn Zaire