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 18 currently recognized species in this genus are:
- Ctenopoma acutirostre <small>Pellegrin, 1899</small> (leopard bush fish or spotted ctenopoma)
- Ctenopoma argentoventer <small>(C. G. E. Ahl, 1922)</small> (silverbelly ctenopoma)
- Ctenopoma ashbysmithi <small>Banister & R. G. Bailey, 1979</small>
- Ctenopoma gabonense <small>Günther, 1896</small>
- Ctenopoma garuanum <small>(C. G. E. Ahl, 1927)</small>
- Ctenopoma houyi <small>(C. G. E. Ahl, 1927)</small>
- Ctenopoma kingsleyae <small>Günther, 1896</small> (tailspot ctenopoma)
- Ctenopoma maculatum <small>Thominot, 1886</small>
- Ctenopoma multispine <small>W. K. H. Peters, 1844</small> (many-spined ctenopoma)
- Ctenopoma muriei <small>(Boulenger, 1906)</small> (ocellated labyrinth fish)
- Ctenopoma nebulosum <small>S. M. Norris & Teugels, 1990</small>
- Ctenopoma nigropannosum <small>Reichenow, 1875</small> (twospot climbing perch)
- Ctenopoma ocellatum <small>Pellegrin, 1899</small> (eyespot ctenopoma)
- Ctenopoma pellegrini <small>(Boulenger, 1902)</small>
- Ctenopoma petherici <small>Günther, 1864</small>
- Ctenopoma riggenbachi <small>(C. G. E. Ahl, 1927)</small>
- Ctenopoma togoensis <small>(C. G. E. Ahl, 1928)</small>
- Ctenopoma weeksii <small>Boulenger, 1896</small> (mottled ctenopoma)
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