Tailspot ctenopoma
📖 Overview
Overview information for Tailspot ctenopoma is currently being compiled by our editorial team.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 16 - 18; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10 - 13; Anal spines: 8 - 10; Anal soft rays: 10 - 13; Vertebrae: 25 - 26. Diagnosis: snout blunt; jaws weakly protrusible (ascending process of premaxilla short, not reaching anterior border of orbit) . Pelvic fins very lightly pigmented or unpigmented . Labyrinth composed of a complex, multiple folded plate . Adults larger than 75 mm SL; body depth into SL usually fewer than 3 times; spot at base of caudal fin without pale ring in adults; lachrymal never serrated . Body and head grey or tan , flanks without faint mottling . 3-3.5 scales in upper and 8-8.5 in lower vertical series . 4 scales from last pored scale in upper lateral line to dorsal-fin base (counting pored scale) . 10-18 pored scales in upper lateral line , 9-14 in lower . 11-16 scales on right operculum; interorbit into head length 2.3-3.0 . : fusiform / normal.
🌀 Behaviour
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🦐 Diet
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🥚 Reproduction
Produces up to 20,000 eggs.
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Freshwater; benthopelagic; pH range: 6.0 - 8.0; dH range: 5 - 19. Tropical; 22°C - 28°C Widespread in Lower Guinea but known from relatively few localities (Ref.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
Scientific Synonyms
| Scientific Name | Author | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anabas africanus | Vetterlein | 1914 | Synonym |
| Anabas argentivomer | Ahl | 1922 | Synonym |
| Anabas argentoventer | Ahl | 1922 | Synonym |
| Anabas breviventralis | Pellegrin | 1938 | Synonym |
| Anabas kingsleyae | Günther | 1896 | Synonym |
| Ctenopoma argentoventer | Ahl | 1922 | Synonym |
| Ctenopoma breviventrale | Pellegrin | 1938 | Synonym |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 303 records indexed .
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