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Anabantidae (Climbing gouramies)
Etymology: Ctenopoma: Greek, kteis, ktenos = comb + Greek, poma, -atos = cover (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Dr James Murie (1832–1925) was a Scottish physician and naturalist. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Boulenger.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic; pH range: 6.0 - 7.5; dH range: ? - 20. Tropical; 23°C - 28°C (Ref. 13371)
Africa: White Nile River basin (Ref. 7393, 28714, 79609) and tributaries of Lakes Victoria (Ref. 4903, 7393, 34290), Edward (Ref. 56140, 79609) George and Albert (Ref. 7393), and Tanganyika (Ref. 7393, 45485). Present in Rusizi (Ref. 87863) and Malagarazi (Ref. 54847). Also reported from the upper Congo River basin in the upper Lualaba River (Ref. 79606), Bangweulu swamps and Luombwa River (Ref. 42135).
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 6.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 7393); 7.0 cm SL (female)
Obligate air-breathing (Ref. 126274); Inhabits both temporary and permanent streams and swamps (Ref. 4903). Feeds on insect larvae and crustacea (Ref. 4903, 12526). Juveniles are found in interstitial pools in papyrus. Browses on plant tissues with ostracods, dipteran larvae, beetles, mollusks and debris (Ref. 28714).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Produces 10-30 eggs during night time.
Norris, S.M., 1992. Anabantidae. p. 837-847. In C. Levêque, D. Paugy, and G.G. Teugels (eds.) Faune des poissons d'eaux douces et saumâtres d'Afrique de l'Ouest Tome 2. Coll. Faune Tropicale n° 28. Musée Royal de l'Afrique Centrale, Tervuren, Belgique and O.R.S.T.O.M., Paris, France, 902. (Ref. 7393)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00501 (0.00200 - 0.01258), b=3.05 (2.82 - 3.28), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.0 ±0.37 se; based on food items.
Resilience (Ref.
120179): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 232 [77, 562] mg/100g; Iron = 1.41 [0.65, 2.85] mg/100g; Protein = 16.8 [15.0, 18.7] %; Omega3 = 0.387 [0.114, 1.114] g/100g; Selenium = 73.6 [21.9, 279.0] μg/100g; VitaminA = 159 [42, 669] μg/100g; Zinc = 3.15 [1.89, 4.97] mg/100g (wet weight);
