Manyspined ctenopoma

Ctenopoma multispine

Thirteen Point Five Centimeters Anabantid Fish of the Zambezi Basin

Tropical
Coastal
Upper river
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
Africa
Elongated
Small
Tropical fish

Ctenopoma multispine, known as the many-spined ctenopoma or climbing perch, is an African freshwater fish. It is up to 14 cm (5.5 in) long and occurs in the Lufira River, Lualaba River, Upemba River, Luapula-Moero in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Upper Zambezi in Zambia and Okavango River-Lake Ngami in Angola and Botswana. It is also known from the Kafue, rivers of coastal Mozambique, Cuanza River in Angola, and southern tributaries of the Congo River system.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Leaffishes, Snakeheads, and Gouramis
Family: Anabantidae
Genus: Ctenopoma
Maximum length: 13.5 cm
Water: Freshwater
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Africa: Lufira River, Lualaba-Upemba, Luapula-Moero in Democratic Republic of the Congo, Upper Zambezi in Zambia and Angola and Cubango-Okovango-Ngami in Angola and Botswana (Ref. 6803 ). Also known from the Kunene (Ref. 120641 ), the Kafue and rivers of coastal Mozambique (Ref. 7248 , 52193 ), the Cuanza (Ref. 7248 , 52193 , 120641 ) and the Kwango, Kwilu and Kasai systems (middle Congo River basin) in Angola (Ref. 11970 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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