Ctenopoma is a genus of climbing gouramies native to Africa. Microctenopoma has been included in Ctenopoma in the past; in contrast to that genus, Ctenopoma species are egg scatterers with no parental care.
Species The 15 currently recognized species in this genus are: Ctenopoma acutirostre Pellegrin, 1899 (leopard bush fish or spotted ctenopoma) Ctenopoma ashbysmithi Banister & R. G. Bailey, 1979 Ctenopoma gabonense Günther, 1896 Ctenopoma garuanum (C. G. E. Ahl, 1927) Ctenopoma kingsleyae Günther, 1896 (tailspot ctenopoma) Ctenopoma machadoi (Fowler, 1930) Ctenopoma maculatum Thominot, 1886 Ctenopoma multispine W. K. H. Peters, 1844 (many-spined ctenopoma) Ctenopoma muriei (Boulenger, 1906) (ocellated labyrinth fish) Ctenopoma nebulosum S. M. Norris & Teugels, 1990 Ctenopoma nigropannosum Reichenow, 1875 (twospot climbing perch) Ctenopoma ocellatum Pellegrin, 1899 (eyespot ctenopoma) Ctenopoma pellegrini (Boulenger, 1902) Ctenopoma petherici Günther, 1864 Ctenopoma weeksii Boulenger, 1896 (mottled ctenopoma) Synonyms Ctenopoma argentoventer (C. G. E. Ahl, 1922) (silverbelly ctenopoma); valid as C. kingsleyae Ctenopoma houyi (C. G. E. Ahl, 1927); valid as C. muriei Ctenopoma riggenbachi (C. G. E. Ahl, 1927); valid as C. petherici Ctenopoma togoensis (C. G. E. Ahl, 1928); valid as C. petherici
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