Anabantidae

Blackspot climbing perch

Microctenopoma intermedium

Anabantid Fish beneath the Congo Basin

• Black
• Tropical
• Lower river
• Upper river
• Regional distribution
• Freshwater fish
• Africa
• Small
• Tropical fish

Microctenopoma intermedium, also known as blackspot climbing perch, is a fish in the family Anabantidae. It is found in the Okavango, upper and lower Zambezi, and Kafue Rivers, and St. Lucia basin, as well as in the southern tributaries of the Congo system.