Eyespot ctenopoma

Ctenopoma ocellatum

Anabantid Fish of African Waters

Eyespot ctenopoma is a freshwater fish of Africa. The species occupies freshwater habitats. Records give a maximum length of 13.5 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Leaffishes, Snakeheads, and Gouramis
Family: Anabantidae
Genus: Ctenopoma
Maximum length: 13.5 cm
Water: Freshwater
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Africa: middle Congo River basin in Democratic Republic of the Congo (Ref. 1880 , 4910 , 41585 , 41590 , 41591 ) and Republic of Congo (Ref. 44840 ). Also reported from the Niger delta in Nigeria (Ref. 57414 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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